MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16% 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	66.8% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 18:30
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 466 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 15.4 Parallax 18.8 16% 18.1 fps	MRender 16.1 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 20.6 15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 90 89 101 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 286 Write 127 Mixed 192 SusWrite 91.5 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.2 149% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 93.2 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 89.3 70% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 75%
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$59 127 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 66GB free Firmware: C2.3.7a Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 523 589 121 122 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 766 Write 515 Mixed 564 SusWrite 266 118% 528 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 58 218% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 230 218% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x8GB 46,352 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	45.3% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 12 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 47%

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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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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,241x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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