MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.1% 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	338% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 14:38
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 275 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 897 84% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 112 Parallax 105 86% 108 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 96.4 Splatting 98.3 79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 818 820 817 821 821 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,661 Write 2,483 Mixed 1,537 SusWrite 1,065 433% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 98.2 331% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 1,322 DQ Mixed 1,398 1,055% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 355%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 253GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 82 162 221 208 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 418 Write 346 Mixed 281 SusWrite 206 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 19.3 72% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.6 DQ Mixed 34.3 44% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 173GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 113 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 178 Write 110 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 113 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 324GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 157 155 155 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 124 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 155 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 113%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 376GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 85 85 85 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 42.5 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 84.5 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.5 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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