MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 02:58
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 835 94% 736 Pts	64-Core 856 53% 856 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 117 Parallax 100 89% 109 fps	MRender 99.2 Gravity 102 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 492 Mixed 380 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 63.4 226% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 297 296 297 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 487 Mixed 425 SusWrite 316 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 69.1 239% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 124GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,552 Write 2,374 Mixed 1,699 491% 2,208 MB/s	4K Read 71.4 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 98.6 340% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,864 DQ Write 1,662 DQ Mixed 1,722 1,302% 1,749 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 641GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 197 198 198 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 160 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 196 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2165 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,313x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,051x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,845x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,551x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,385x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16