MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	306% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 15:36
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 728 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2022 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 37.6 2% 36.3 fps	MRender 85.7 Gravity 11.6 Splatting 78.2 49% 58.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 365GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 1319 1327 1157 1130 1280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 1,172 Mixed 1,286 SusWrite 1,257 350% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 74.1 254% 91.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,299 902% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 309%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 197GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 133 130 149 159 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 306 Write 218 Mixed 236 SusWrite 144 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 35 141% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 160 121% 158 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 319GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 157 158 162 161 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 218 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 153 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.4 282% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 30.9 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 90%

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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	5,280x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,833x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
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	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16