MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 08:16
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 786 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

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: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2063 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 70.7 63% 76.3 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 73.8 60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 288 126 108 108 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 887 Write 560 Mixed 581 SusWrite 217 125% 561 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 54.5 202% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 307 253% 354 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 157%
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3128GG2 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 151GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 106 105 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.5% Good	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 104 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 71%
WD WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 500GB 465GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 134 134 135 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.6% Very good	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 134 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 30.3 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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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	5,300x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,037x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,841x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,379x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,218x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $251	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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