MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (40^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 below expectations (12^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 78.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 245 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 748 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 963 60% 963 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.7% Very good	Lighting 92.5 Reflection 103 Parallax 85.8 75% 93.8 fps	MRender 86.8 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 86 70% 86.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PNY(196E 11C3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 42.8 33% 38.5 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 36.7 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 311 189 65 80 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 434 Write 402 Mixed 352 SusWrite 182 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 41.2 148% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 103 143% 262 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 919GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 177 177 179 182 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 174 Mixed 104 SusWrite 179 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 411GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 128 130 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 135 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 131 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 335GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 131 127 131 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 104 Write 114 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 131 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 106 105 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 105 119% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 12.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 82%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,257x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
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	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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