MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 19:02
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$131 312,220 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)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 710 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 74 63% 76.5 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 71.8 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70 2,932 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 115 242 312 335 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 477 Mixed 426 SusWrite 287 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 50.9 178% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 304 245% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 121%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$89 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 888GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 142 143 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 143 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 127 126 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 147 Write 120 Mixed 81 SusWrite 127 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.4 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 103%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,255x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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