MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	284% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 20:39
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 460 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 83.9 Parallax 73.3 63% 78.4 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 79 64% 77.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 562 522 403 466 499 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,630 Write 1,554 Mixed 128 SusWrite 514 264% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 87.4 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,162 DQ Mixed 576 614% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 444GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 165 164 165 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 136 Write 126 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 163 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.9 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 48%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
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	477x
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 $134	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