MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80.7% 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	83.1% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 02:00
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 291 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 901 90% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.7% Excellent	Lighting 99.6 Reflection 112 Parallax 106 81% 106 fps	MRender 97.3 Gravity 94 Splatting 100 80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900E12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 167 166 163 165 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 321 Write 169 Mixed 232 SusWrite 182 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 36.8 155% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 200 171% 250 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 91%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 111GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 134 89 86 81 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 492 Write 384 Mixed 360 SusWrite 124 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 22.9 138% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 33.6 80% 162 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 71%
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 238GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 997 631 297 296 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,085 Write 919 Mixed 934 SusWrite 586 198% 881 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 68.5 258% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 712 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 716 580% 809 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 214%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 189 195 188 190 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 171 Mixed 46 SusWrite 192 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 24.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 97%

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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	5,240x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	688x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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