MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.1% 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	95.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '18 at 23:44
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 85 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 894 84% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,136 70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 109 Parallax 92.9 83% 101 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 94.1 Splatting 96.7 78% 94.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 397 350 247 250 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 467 Mixed 380 SusWrite 308 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.5 147% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 325 245% 329 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 705GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 176 175 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 147 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 176 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 417GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 140 141 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 132 Write 85.5 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 141 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 114%
WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB 829 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 713GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 120 122 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 120 Write 125 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 120 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged FW USB3 1TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 201GB free Firmware: 051E SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 93 92 92 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 64.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 91.6 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 123 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 79 Write 130 Mixed 97 SusWrite 121 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 187% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FHP 2x8GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.5 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 86%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,316x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,053x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,846x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,552x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,386x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	696x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	394x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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