MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.3% 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	68% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '18 at 22:00
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 458 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 92.3 62% 79.4 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 58.3 55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 93 107 113 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 260 Write 153 Mixed 184 SusWrite 100 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.3 149% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 105 86% 120 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 376GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 172 173 173 174 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 160 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 173 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48 7,720 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 25.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.8 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 80%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,033x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,838x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	694x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $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