MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


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 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.06% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	253% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 08:29
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 325 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 939 99% 793 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.06% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.38 7% 9.56 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.6 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 230 221 224 217 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,462 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,314 SusWrite 279 305% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 87 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 983 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 1,016 762% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 43GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 144 180 144 136 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 490 Mixed 380 SusWrite 168 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 56.7 210% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 176 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 491GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 430 418 456 444 462 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 281 Write 107 Mixed 98 SusWrite 435 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 21.5 79% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 33.4 DQ Write 39 DQ Mixed 37.5 28% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 153GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 92 97 93 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 156 Write 130 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 94.2 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 916GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 120 123 121 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 121 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 24.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 27.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 80%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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