MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	58.2% 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	229% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '19 at 16:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 916 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 72.8 Reflection 74 Parallax 64.3 59% 70.3 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 67 Splatting 69.3 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 590 600 597 597 589 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,220 Write 1,922 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 603 285% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 70.8 246% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,388 DQ Write 1659 DQ Mixed 1,305 1,044% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 291%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB 1,656 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 19GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 278 272 264 270 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 1,092 Write 270 Mixed 438 SusWrite 271 113% 518 MB/s	4K Read 291 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 202 784% 217 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 438 412% 674 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 328%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 151 151 151 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 162 Write 164 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 150 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 135 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 128 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 133 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 88%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 28.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,278x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16