MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.5%, 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	300% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 22:18
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 883 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,151 71% 1,151 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 67.2 63% 74.1 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 72.4 59% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 71GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 310 337 322 355 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 360 Mixed 274 SusWrite 331 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.3 173% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 129 152% 266 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 99%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 305GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1516 1508 1471 534 389 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,546 Write 1,562 Mixed 1,238 SusWrite 966 350% 1,578 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 92 313% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 1,121 DQ Mixed 772 631% 882 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 308%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 141 143 144 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 122 Write 102 Mixed 94 SusWrite 141 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 260% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 92%
MB4000GDMTH 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 120 122 121 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 80 SusWrite 118 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 101%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 93 Write 76.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 109 116% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 114%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,316x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,053x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,846x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,552x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,386x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	696x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	394x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16