MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.1% 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	50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 06:12
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 82.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 273 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 842 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 113 Parallax 96.4 90% 107 fps	MRender 92.7 Gravity 97.3 Splatting 99.2 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$52 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 57 41 32 63 9.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 455 Write 334 Mixed 296 SusWrite 51.6 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 19.1 82% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 87.2 DQ Mixed 26.7 40% 76.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 188 192 192 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 134 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 190 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate Portable 4TB 3,750 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 101GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 55 58 62 62 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 46.6 Write 58.9 Mixed 57 SusWrite 58.2 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.4 129% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Portable 4TB 3,750 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 86 86 94 77 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 59.9 Write 74.9 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 81.8 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 757GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 37.1 Write 33.9 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 40.9 25% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.5 212% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 87%
SD Card 64GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 39GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 78 78 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 80.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 76.9 95% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 3.3 236% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 4x8GB 1,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 22.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 92%

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Gaming 55%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,255x
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 $36Bench 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