MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.9% 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	120% 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 16:20
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$120 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 239 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 752 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Lighting 31.6 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 36.8 26% 32.6 fps	MRender 41.1 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 32.5 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45 6,819 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 105 186 179 136 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 678 Write 640 Mixed 530 SusWrite 207 115% 514 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 56.4 212% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 286 229% 317 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 140%
IRP-SSDPR-S25B-240 240GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 468 452 468 470 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 465 Mixed 346 SusWrite 465 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.1 164% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 197 187% 291 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 111%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 218GB free Firmware: CC33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 93.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 100 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 644GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 104 SusWrite 88.6 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 27.8 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 100%

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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%

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	2,994x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

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	751x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 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 $131	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