MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	9.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 05:36
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 831 87% 700 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 76.6 Reflection 81.6 Parallax 77.4 62% 78.5 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 74 Splatting 74.1 60% 73.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 334 358 361 364 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 492 Write 354 Mixed 252 SusWrite 341 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 15.6 125% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 88.2 109% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 666GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 86 86 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 96.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 85.3 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 861GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 112 115 115 118 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 126 Write 131 Mixed 91 SusWrite 113 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 29.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 28.3 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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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	3,005x
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	689x
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