MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.7% 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	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '19 at 17:43
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 694 75% 593 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 89%

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: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 74 60% 74.6 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 71.8 58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC1LE04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 108 104 97 82 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 244 Write 158 Mixed 150 SusWrite 103 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 42.6 4K Mixed 23.8 85% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 82.8 DQ Mixed 66.2 61% 96.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 51%
Samsung 860 EVO 512 GB SATA M.2 512GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 449GB free Firmware: R0817B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 450 451 456 456 453 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	103% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 423 Mixed 374 SusWrite 452 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 27.8 145% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 33.7 91% 189 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
Sandisk SD7SB2Q-512G-1006 512GB 1,918 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: X2180006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 384 383 384 384 384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 376 Mixed 258 SusWrite 383 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.8 167% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 149 157% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDS5C1050CLA382 500GB 2,940 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 342GB free Firmware: JC2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 99 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 87.2 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 688GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 209 208 210 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 171 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 208 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 26.6 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 103%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,012x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,208x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16