MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.66% 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	124% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 08:14
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 710 75% 600 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI HD 4870 22,563 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 01F4) 512MB CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 993 MHz, Ram: 512MB, Driver: Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	8.66% Terrible	Lighting 11.1 Reflection 9.42 Parallax 7.97 9% 9.5 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 12.4 8% 9.24 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.66% Great: 12%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 461 368 287 286 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 462 Mixed 438 SusWrite 361 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 64.3 213% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 128%
WD Red Pro 2TB (2014)-$140 716 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 356GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 144 144 145 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 140 Mixed 93 SusWrite 144 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 93%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 763GB free Firmware: 0909 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 157 158 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 158 Mixed 65 SusWrite 157 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 104%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 162 155 146 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 130 Write 142 Mixed 102 SusWrite 156 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 432% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 90%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,977 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 437GB free, PID a207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 94.7 110% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR2400D464L15S/4G 4x4GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 28.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 97%

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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