MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55% 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	237% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 08:31
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 893 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 60.7 54% 64.3 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 66 Splatting 70 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.2% Terrible	Lighting 8.47 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 8.56 7% 9.82 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 17 11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.2% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 635 641 635 634 635 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,038 Write 1,764 Mixed 678 SusWrite 675 286% 1,289 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 59.1 224% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 1,041 DQ Mixed 869 699% 981 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 111GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 171 171 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 253 Write 168 Mixed 162 SusWrite 171 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 24.3 84% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 72.5 64% 97.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 51%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: CXM05H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 252 240 276 288 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 449 Write 209 Mixed 263 SusWrite 262 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 25.1 102% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 73.4 DQ Mixed 124 104% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 327 326 324 323 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 332 Mixed 292 SusWrite 319 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.7 157% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 151 140% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 164 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 170 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 184 184 187 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 150 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 183 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 880GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 173 175 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 164 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 174 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 98%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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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) $35	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