MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% 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	42% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 02:32
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 278 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 885 87% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 138 Parallax 119 104% 128 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 123 Splatting 105 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 96 108 100 122 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 404 Write 90.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 99.5 32% 150 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 23.8 4K Mixed 8.2 56% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 50.9 DQ Mixed 37.5 40% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 929GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 201 202 200 199 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 110 Mixed 89 SusWrite 200 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 39 Mixed 30 SusWrite 14.9 23% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 97%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 136 135 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 112 Write 139 Mixed 83 SusWrite 134 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 206% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 269GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 34.7 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 14 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop 3TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 446GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 36 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 14.1 37% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 25.5 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 81%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,243x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
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	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: $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