MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 15:39
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 734 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 68.6 58% 71.6 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 66.3 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 315 154 340 173 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 314 Mixed 316 SusWrite 262 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 48.8 181% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 217 199% 307 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 98GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 106 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 106 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x4GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 28.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

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

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

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 $184	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