MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 16:35
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$174 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 752 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 95.6 Parallax 94.8 84% 97.8 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 90.3 Splatting 80.9 74% 92.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,846 Write 2,143 Mixed 1,225 388% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 88.2 297% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1,081 DQ Mixed 1,164 843% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 132GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 128 129 117 118 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 422 Write 340 Mixed 273 SusWrite 161 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 18.7 83% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 34.7 44% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 56%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 436GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 217 216 211 210 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 417 Write 364 Mixed 275 SusWrite 246 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 12.6 76% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 97.8 DQ Mixed 32.8 45% 83.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 445GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 222 190 217 210 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 421 Write 365 Mixed 190 SusWrite 229 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 13.1 78% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 32.8 46% 86.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 26.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 29.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 103%

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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	1,832x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
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