MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '18 at 17:13
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 1,047 102% 837 Pts	64-Core 1,308 81% 1,308 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gainward(10B0 1C03) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 67.6 62% 74 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 73.9 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 521 Write 495 Mixed 409 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42.2 158% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 193 189% 300 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 93%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 122 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 66 Write 39.4 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 122 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 31.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,303x
Core i5-8600KIntel $118Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,044x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,842x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,380x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,219x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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