MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 19:36
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 917 91% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 116 Parallax 108 90% 112 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 103 Splatting 99.6 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,873 Write 778 Mixed 589 235% 1,080 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 58.8 237% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,213 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 418 388% 627 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 89GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 423 350 156 141 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 450 SusWrite 281 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 64.4 219% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 350 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 73GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 423 492 494 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 485 Mixed 418 SusWrite 480 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 67.8 233% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 180 176 181 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 165 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 177 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 299% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 190 191 190 191 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 137 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 188 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 3x8GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 22 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 83%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,272x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,019x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16