MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.2% 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	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 10:15
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 127 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 779 73% 607 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 43.1 42% 50 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 58.1 46% 56 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 365 363 437 395 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 466 Write 407 Mixed 404 SusWrite 376 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 32 105% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 110 82% 109 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 123%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 161 168 166 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 157 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 164 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	44% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $198Bench 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: $581

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