MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.5% 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	126% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 06:15
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 828 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 37.8 33% 36.7 fps	MRender 38.6 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 36 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 346GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 363 353 363 356 363 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 478 Mixed 421 SusWrite 362 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.4 219% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 345 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
ZTSSD-S11-120G-P 120GB 479 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 79GB free Firmware: SBFM10.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 124 80 73 81 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 448 Write 339 Mixed 310 SusWrite 104 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 33.4 140% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 194 175% 264 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 84%
Lexar SSD 240GB 2,170 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 223GB free Firmware: R0515A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 1066 1077 185 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,613 Write 1075 Mixed 1,000 SusWrite 621 240% 1,077 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 49.9 259% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 767 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 78.7 288% 625 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 168%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 160GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 71 45 47 44 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 16 Write 50.5 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 57.5 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 416GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 127 106 136 136 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 69 Write 51.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 119 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 20,001 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 19.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 95%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,234x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
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