MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16% 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	110% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '20 at 20:44
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 728 80% 633 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 85.8 0% 49.9 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 52 47% 58.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 462 431 451 445 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 413 Mixed 267 SusWrite 436 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 40.5 168% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 150 156% 256 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 647GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 89 89 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 112 Write 109 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 87.4 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 25.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28.7 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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