MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	24.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th 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-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 504 62% 473 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 89%

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: 436.2 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 58.9 56% 65.1 fps	MRender 59.4 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 64.9 52% 62.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 106 3.6 39 52 24 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	24.3% Poor	Read 198 Write 44 Mixed 60 SusWrite 46.8 19% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 9.8 42% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 15.4 DQ Write 16.7 DQ Mixed 16.1 12% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 519GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 86 108 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 103 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 241GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 43 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 68.4 43% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 43%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 573GB free Firmware: 2AJ10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 55.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 91.2 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 50%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 64 65 64 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 63 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 64.9 43% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 20.8 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 16.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 88%

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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%

Yacht

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