MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	297% 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	28.5 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 17 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 318 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,038 102% 838 Pts	64-Core 1298 80% 1298 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% 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)	62.3% Good	Lighting 78.4 Reflection 78 Parallax 67.8 64% 74.7 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 73.7 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.3% 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: 356 355 354 352 355 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 361 Mixed 283 SusWrite 354 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 41.7 171% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 128 154% 269 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 99%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1473 1468 1449 511 389 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,418 Write 1,426 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 943 327% 1,476 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 97.4 331% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 766 614% 851 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 308%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 141 150 150 150 144 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 100 Write 116 Mixed 95 SusWrite 145 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 382% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 92%
MB4000GDMTH 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 120 121 122 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 116 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 120 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 101%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 2GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.9 5 4.8 4.7 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	4.2% Terrible	Read 18.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.8 8% 7.62 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.2% Great: 16%
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: 90 95 95 95 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 96.5 Write 97.5 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 94 125% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.5% 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 (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 31.8 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 32.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,302x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,039x
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	1,379x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,218x

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	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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