MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.9% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '23 at 13:43
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 664 73% 576 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.2.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	176% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 244 Parallax 422 172% 292 fps	MRender 394 Gravity 167 Splatting 318 240% 293 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 422 425 435 297 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 439 Mixed 346 SusWrite 373 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 37.3 132% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 256 216% 314 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 123%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 357GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 120 123 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 144 Write 132 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 122 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 844GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 210 210 209 212 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 108 Mixed 78 SusWrite 210 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
SAMSUNG HN-M750MBB 750GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 85GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 56.5 Write 29.5 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 37.7 48% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 51% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 19%
WD Elements 2621 4TB 1,693 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 41 Write 41.5 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 42.3 53% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 128% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 95%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,032x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,216x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16