MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.4% 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	96.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 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	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '21 at 17:13
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$130 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 239 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 625 71% 553 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2352 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 20.5 Reflection 81.6 Parallax 75.5 17% 59.2 fps	MRender 78.2 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 74.2 63% 77 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 378 410 377 301 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 420 Mixed 323 SusWrite 337 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 39.1 152% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 253 208% 296 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 101%
Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series 240GB-$225 2,151 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 21GB free Firmware: TG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 187 150 158 188 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 364 Write 216 Mixed 238 SusWrite 177 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38.3 155% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 131 131% 212 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 392GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 119 121 119 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 191 Write 101 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 120 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 2x8GB 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 24.5 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 97%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,271x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,017x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16