MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '19 at 00:40
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 853 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 124 Parallax 141 106% 132 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 127 Splatting 102 107% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 319 319 309 306 306 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 321 Mixed 310 SusWrite 313 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 42.2 180% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 242 210% 312 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 239GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 1586 1602 1600 1614 1579 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,619 Write 1534 Mixed 1290 SusWrite 1,593 392% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 103 356% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,333 DQ Write 1,110 DQ Mixed 1,087 851% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 333%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 2x8GB 12,876 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 29.9 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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%

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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