MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.1% 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 783 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 182 Parallax 170 106% 161 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 166 Splatting 120 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 814GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 439 139 469 479 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 470 Mixed 403 SusWrite 412 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 44.5 165% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 230 206% 310 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 339 412 358 436 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 429 Mixed 258 SusWrite 389 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 31.8 137% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 215 201% 311 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 98%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 190 193 193 189 190 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 110 Write 156 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 191 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 358% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 693GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 189 164 166 130 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 118 Write 115 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 156 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 181 179 179 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 161 Mixed 112 SusWrite 178 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 314% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 17,908 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 23.2 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 25.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 95%

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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