MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91% 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	65.7% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '18 at 07:22
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$164 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 939 91% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2278 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 120 Parallax 104 93% 113 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 104 Splatting 105 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 59 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 100 (A3) Unknown 100 100 9 (A4) Unknown 100 100 3019 (A5) Unknown 100 100 10 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 5 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 51 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 745 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10167 (F2) Unknown 100 100 12249 (F5) Unknown 100 100 4843	65.7% Good	Read 492 Write 302 Mixed 328 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 3.38 82% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 3.33 38% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 928GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 169 2050 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 58 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 30 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 108 (C2) HDA temperature 110 107 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 186 Mixed 166 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.35 137% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 2,523 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 37GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 113 Write 50.8 Mixed 47.6 78% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.77 4K Mixed 0.57 60% 1.71 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 83%

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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 $164Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,346x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,077x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,856x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,562x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,397x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,231x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	700x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	486x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	361x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	395x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	324x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $658

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406