MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	268% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 19:00
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 790 85% 675 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 99.1 Reflection 109 Parallax 95.4 81% 101 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 91.5 Splatting 97.3 79% 97 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 687 353 353 351 348 343 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,457 Write 1,997 Mixed 1461 SusWrite 406 351% 1,580 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 85.7 303% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,168 877% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 300 292 287 284 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 491 Mixed 411 SusWrite 309 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.5 216% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 86GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 136 134 136 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 407 Write 147 Mixed 195 SusWrite 134 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.8 164% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 126 106% 155 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 83%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 54GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 307 307 305 308 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 437 Mixed 458 SusWrite 326 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.1 222% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 25 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 95%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16