MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.9% 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	81.1% 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	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	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '19 at 18:15
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,217 108% 914 Pts	64-Core 1,217 75% 1,217 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 77 Parallax 67.1 61% 72.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 72.3 58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 206 229 235 234 237 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 430 Write 397 Mixed 344 SusWrite 226 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 25.1 129% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 164 153% 232 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 24GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 252 271 271 269 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,093 Write 274 Mixed 436 SusWrite 257 113% 515 MB/s	4K Read 291 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 202 782% 216 MB/s	DQ Read 1,310 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 437 412% 673 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 328%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 441GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 601 609 606 605 607 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,187 Write 1,921 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 702 290% 1,283 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 71.8 255% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,687 DQ Mixed 1,297 1,044% 1,455 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 291%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 135 137 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 141 Write 130 Mixed 79 SusWrite 133 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 151 154 153 151 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 162 Mixed 70 SusWrite 150 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.8 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 87%

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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