MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.4% 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	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 17:03
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 77.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 262 86% 158 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 814 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,028 64% 1,028 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.1% 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 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 73 Parallax 62.9 61% 70.2 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 68 Splatting 70 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 425 423 400 391 372 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 472 Mixed 354 SusWrite 408 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 49.8 168% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$96 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 187 189 189 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 236 Mixed 117 SusWrite 190 136% 185 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 448% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 130 134 133 132 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 128 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 132 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 100%
Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 64GB-$48 753 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 57GB free, PID 16b3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 37 SusWrite 42.3 56% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 99% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 4,320 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24.1 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 129%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,228x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	686x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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