MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	226% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 01:46
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 986 96% 787 Pts	64-Core 1173 73% 1173 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 72.4 62% 75.1 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 71.7 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 291 287 284 285 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1,414 Mixed 688 SusWrite 326 252% 1,143 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 53.8 244% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 674 614% 934 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Hitachi HDS5C3020BLE630 2TB 4,090 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 758GB free Firmware: MZ4OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 114 115 113 114 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 115 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 114 66% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 25.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 101%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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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	5,234x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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