MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.4% 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	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '20 at 00:42
Run Duration	618 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 784 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.4% Excellent	Lighting 126 Reflection 136 Parallax 115 102% 125 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 123 Splatting 0.09 52% 73.1 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100 6,800 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 234 262 255 231 211 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 421 Write 330 Mixed 262 SusWrite 240 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 59.9 4K Mixed 30.5 109% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 226 194% 287 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 103%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$218 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 104GB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 89 89 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 158 Write 167 Mixed 84 SusWrite 88.3 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 100%
WD WD80PUZX-64NEAY0 8TB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 104GB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 87 90 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 159 Write 158 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 88.4 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 227% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 99%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$218 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7.5TB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 174 172 178 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 166 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 173 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 93GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 82 86 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 110GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 73 74 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 158 Write 158 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 73.5 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$71 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 111GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 76 77 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 76.6 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 100%
WDC WD20PURX-64P 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 559GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 94 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 86.3 Write 91.6 Mixed 56.9 SusWrite 94.6 112% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 50%
JMicron Generic DISK02 3TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 233GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 47 51 57 56 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 141 Write 145 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 52.2 132% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 65%
JMicron Generic DISK03 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 93 102 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 156 Write 155 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 104 161% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 53%
JMicron Generic DISK04 3TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 0GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 72.3 154% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 63%
JMicron Generic DISK00 3TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 50GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 47 51 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 52.4 132% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.CAGP6.AUC0B 017A 78.CAGP6.C7Z0B 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.3% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.7 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 24.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 75%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,289x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,026x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,215x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16