MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	234% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '19 at 18:09
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 123 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 603 70% 545 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

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: 441.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 64.5 59% 70 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 67 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 500GB SSD 12,500 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 673 488 516 494 509 503 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1947 Write 1,248 Mixed 532 SusWrite 530 235% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 44.6 204% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,399 DQ Write 1,416 DQ Mixed 716 728% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 266%
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB 2,348 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 205GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 98 56 73 74 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 472 Write 274 Mixed 326 SusWrite 114 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 39.2 156% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 18.3 71% 160 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 110GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 76.5 Write 69.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 83.8 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 55%
Hitachi HDT721025SLA380 250GB-$105 2,148 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 233GB free Firmware: STBOA3BB SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 87 88 88 88 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 86.2 Write 72.8 Mixed 45 SusWrite 85.4 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 23.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 110%

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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