MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.4% 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	113% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '20 at 14:12
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 890 87% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,120 69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3660) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.4% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 38.8 24% 33.8 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 35.7 Splatting 27.4 27% 34.2 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 266 213 194 182 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 376 SusWrite 253 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.4 198% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 453GB free Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1553 1588 1644 1631 1668 1056 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,537 Write 1,590 Mixed 1,283 SusWrite 1,523 386% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 88.5 288% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 1,231 904% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 355%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 698GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 78 79 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 80.2 Write 79.1 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 78.3 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 133 129 131 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 136 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 132 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 96%
WD WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0 1TB 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 789GB free Firmware: 02.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 60 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 62.4 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 59.1 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 44%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 111GB free Firmware: 10.02E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 57 57 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 58.3 Write 58.9 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 57.3 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 6,330 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 26.1 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 90%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
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	478x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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