MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55% 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	232% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 05:43
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,080 104% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,310 81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 60.6 54% 65.6 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 67 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 637 639 643 642 630 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,016 Write 1783 Mixed 670 SusWrite 678 286% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 58.1 211% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 999 DQ Mixed 853 686% 964 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: CXM05H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 248 239 274 289 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 474 Write 219 Mixed 267 SusWrite 260 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 25.5 104% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 70.2 DQ Mixed 125 104% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 326 325 285 325 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 332 Mixed 293 SusWrite 319 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.1 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 151 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 169 170 170 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 168 Mixed 103 SusWrite 169 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 642GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 180 181 182 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 130 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 178 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 879GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 174 175 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 166 Mixed 100 SusWrite 174 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 167 172 171 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 135 Write 94.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 168 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 670GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 81.7 Write 82.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 80.2 100% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 41%

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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 32.7 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 50.7 SC Mixed 32.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 98%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,006x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	690x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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