MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '20 at 07:56
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 800 84% 674 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868E) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 106 97% 112 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 99.7 Splatting 81.4 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,342 Write 1,464 Mixed 1,221 369% 1,676 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 84.3 289% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 1,388 DQ Mixed 1,009 811% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 219GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 481 483 486 437 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 487 Mixed 444 SusWrite 454 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 67 224% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 485GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 91 93 85 88 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 89.9 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 362GB free Firmware: 0636 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 94 94 91 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 72.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 93.1 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 32.8 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 34.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 44.8 89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,234x
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