MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	136% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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 Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	43 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 16:15
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 912 89% 728 Pts	64-Core 1141 71% 1141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 64.8 63% 72.3 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 72.1 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 223 399 30 500 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 886 Write 562 Mixed 653 SusWrite 284 133% 596 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 52.9 194% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 500 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 471 368% 503 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 426GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 430 453 478 479 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 381 SusWrite 462 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 62.2 216% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 346 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD32GX4M2B3000C15 08D9 8GX-D4-3200-MR 029E CMD32GX4M2B3000C15 08D9 8GX-D4-3200-MR 48GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 73%

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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%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,278x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $683

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16