MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.89% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	156% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 17:39
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$128 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 732 76% 614 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.89% Terrible	Lighting 7.27 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 7.31 6% 8.4 fps	MRender 8.76 Gravity 6.33 Splatting 15.1 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.89% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 873 849 885 892 884 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,061 Write 430 Mixed 598 SusWrite 873 165% 741 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 49.5 144% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 343 260% 335 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 182%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 22GB free Firmware: GG2OAF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 53 53 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 48.7 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 51 32% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 58%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 342GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 99 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57% Above average	Read 101 Write 73 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 97.7 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 59%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 431GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 146 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 139 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 147 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.4 248% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 174%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 23 22 22 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 116 Write 31.9 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 22.9 55% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2 131% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,943 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 13 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 58%

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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	5,272x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,018x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16