MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% 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	129% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 14:11
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 721 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 65.2 60% 71.1 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 480 482 484 394 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 455 Mixed 423 SusWrite 434 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.3 211% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 147 146 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 140 Write 103 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 144 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 840GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 157 Mixed 101 SusWrite 162 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 164 166 167 167 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 128 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 164 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 7.2 8.4 7.2 8.4 7.2 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 72.4 Write 5 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 8.1 21% 23.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 23%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 22.5 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 19.2 32% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.6 134% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.8% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 19.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 110%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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