MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.9% 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	123% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '21 at 22:22
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 724 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.9% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 39.3 31% 39.8 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 28.3 28% 35.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 324GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 464 390 399 325 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 440 Mixed 380 SusWrite 391 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.9 204% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 768GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 90.1 Mixed 48.4 SusWrite 95 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 61%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 114 111 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 120 Write 104 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 112 132% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 0.7 308% 3.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 0.6 372% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 64%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 209GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 119 118 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 29 SusWrite 120 127% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 111%

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Gaming 55%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,255x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

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

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
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	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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