MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	299% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 12:19
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$175 746,287 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 (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 922 90% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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 (100^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 79.4 Reflection 78.6 Parallax 68.3 65% 75.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 74.5 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63% 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: 357 356 353 355 355 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 291 Mixed 275 SusWrite 355 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 39.5 169% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 129 147% 251 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 99%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 307GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1466 1471 1460 543 391 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 1,522 Mixed 1,217 SusWrite 951 346% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 94.1 317% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 1,044 DQ Mixed 778 621% 857 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 308%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 147 148 147 140 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 98.8 Write 120 Mixed 113 SusWrite 143 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 260% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 92%
MB4000GDMTH 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 118 120 121 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 121 Write 108 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69% 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: 91 95 95 95 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 94.7 Write 97.5 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 94.1 124% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.9% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 31.8 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,303x
Core i5-8600KIntel $118Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,044x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,841x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,380x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,219x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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