MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.6% 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	258% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 12:51
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 941 90% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 60.8 54% 64.3 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 66 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6287 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.23% Terrible	Lighting 8.5 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 8.59 7% 9.86 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 7.63 Splatting 17 11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.23% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 640 639 641 640 642 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,074 Write 1,706 Mixed 784 SusWrite 682 291% 1,312 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 72.9 256% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1123 DQ Mixed 911 767% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 254%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 138GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 171 169 168 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 258 Write 169 Mixed 163 SusWrite 169 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 24.2 86% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 73 66% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 51%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: CXM05H1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 457 Write 295 Mixed 278 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 25.9 105% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 75.6 DQ Mixed 130 107% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 460 Write 333 Mixed 304 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 44.8 168% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 128 130% 206 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 172 175 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 167 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 174 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 174 173 174 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 172 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 172 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 880GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 174 174 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 166 Mixed 106 SusWrite 174 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 25.1 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 98%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,012x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,208x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16