MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	132% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '20 at 14:40
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 99.2 1-Core 164 2-Core 329 108% 197 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 919 99% 787 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.5% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 111 Parallax 112 102% 116 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 116 Splatting 92.3 94% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 467 469 441 406 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 476 Mixed 451 SusWrite 437 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 64.2 223% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 293 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 125%
T-force 1TB 1TB 4,929 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 308GB free Firmware: 02K0S8FA SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 469 442 420 418 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 479 Mixed 407 SusWrite 435 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 64.2 222% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 123 154% 273 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 100GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 357 360 359 359 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 373 Mixed 301 SusWrite 357 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 43.8 183% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 131 156% 272 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 126GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 121 121 93 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 135 Write 121 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 108 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 483GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 147 147 147 146 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 164 Write 142 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 146 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3700 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 45.5 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 35.1 123% 43.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 35.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 39.8 100% 39.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 137%

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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 $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