MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 01:57
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 230 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 763 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 767 47% 767 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4020) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69% Good	Lighting 83.7 Reflection 89.4 Parallax 83.7 68% 85.6 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 80.3 Splatting 72.6 70% 88.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 38 63 63 42 58 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 208 Write 301 Mixed 307 SusWrite 78.5 51% 224 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 33.1 143% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 172 156% 235 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 87%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 814GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 468 466 467 469 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 463 Mixed 407 SusWrite 466 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.5 188% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 289 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 0GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 70 Write 34.7 Mixed 51.8 39% 52.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 383GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 37.1 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 38.8 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,247x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
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	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	391x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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