MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	244% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	13.2 Days
Run Date	May 05 '19 at 16:22
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 111 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 811 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 65.5 61% 72.1 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 71.7 58% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD7201Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 311 314 314 314 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,146 Write 1,362 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 318 273% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 86.9 289% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1005 784% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 249%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 175 173 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 158 Mixed 82 SusWrite 174 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 196 196 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 200 Mixed 32 SusWrite 196 112% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
ASMT 2115 240GB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 148GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 146 143 145 137 150 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 124 Mixed 178 SusWrite 147 222% 174 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 14.4 1,113% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 14.8 DQ Write 19.7 DQ Mixed 15.9 1,266% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 188%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 27.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,243x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
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	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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