MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	22.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	296% 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	9.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 20:47
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 617 8-Core 962 97% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,300 80% 1,300 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.9% Poor	Lighting 1.27 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 74.4 1% 53.7 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 79.1 Splatting 80 66% 79.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 59GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 354 353 348 327 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 360 Mixed 282 SusWrite 340 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 42.9 174% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 128 154% 271 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 99%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1444 1350 1452 455 387 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 1,446 Mixed 1,125 SusWrite 910 329% 1,484 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 97.3 329% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 1,054 DQ Mixed 770 619% 859 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 308%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 145 149 152 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 104 Write 85.5 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 148 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 256% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 92%
MB4000GDMTH 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 115 117 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 116 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.4% 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: 94 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 95 Write 94.8 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 94.7 124% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.1% 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 40.4 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 $39Bench 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