MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.7% 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	226% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 07:05
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 972 92% 765 Pts	64-Core 1,238 77% 1,238 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% 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: 418.91 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 51.3 Reflection 51.8 Parallax 43.3 42% 48.8 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 69.4 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.7% 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)	8.32% Terrible	Lighting 8.63 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8.78 7% 9.92 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.77 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.32% 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% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 621 623 625 622 621 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1944 Write 1,770 Mixed 817 SusWrite 664 289% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 57.7 202% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,117 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 791 657% 949 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: CXM05H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 255 250 269 298 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 461 Write 230 Mixed 270 SusWrite 258 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 24.7 101% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 126 104% 155 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 326 326 286 326 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 334 Mixed 321 SusWrite 313 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.9 157% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 150 141% 214 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 168 169 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 152 Mixed 105 SusWrite 169 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 642GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 180 176 179 179 177 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 112 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 176 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 879GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 175 174 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 167 Mixed 113 SusWrite 174 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 168 172 171 172 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 136 Write 88.2 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 168 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 670GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 79.8 Write 81.8 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 80.2 100% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 41%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 98%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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