MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	54.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 07:53
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 855 80% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,136 70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.2% Very good	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.4 73% 95.8 fps	MRender 92.4 Gravity 92.9 Splatting 93.1 76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: UE450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 449 Write 210 Mixed 158 59% 272 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 19.1 80% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 72 DQ Mixed 39.8 44% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 53%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 77GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,998 Write 2,168 Mixed 1700 437% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 73.9 268% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,450 DQ Write 1,201 DQ Mixed 1,311 986% 1,321 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Jmicron 240GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 223GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.5% Very poor	Read 40 Write 41.3 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 22.1 8% 36 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 13.5 44% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 17 DQ Mixed 15.4 12% 15.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 69%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 2TB 2,362 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 418GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 400 401 403 403 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 383 Write 393 Mixed 333 SusWrite 402 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 29.3 95% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 31.3 62% 125 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 940GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 104 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 175 Write 136 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 103 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 5TB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 242GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 104 105 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 66.7 Write 108 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 104 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 69%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 179GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 23 Write 38.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 21.7 22% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.4 144% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 67%
LaCie Rugged USB-C 2TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 108c SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 127 127 127 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 60.3 Write 121 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 127 132% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 198% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%
LaCie Rugged USB-C 5TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 171GB free, PID 1093 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 64 67 66 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 30.2 Write 30.8 Mixed 63 SusWrite 65.3 69% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 178% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB 5,167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,300x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,035x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,841x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,379x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,218x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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