MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.9% 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	137% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '22 at 00:44
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 723 78% 617 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 68.1 56% 70.4 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 67.9 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 752 530 549 527 529 534 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,351 Write 798 Mixed 124 SusWrite 570 156% 711 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 49.5 4K Mixed 39.2 127% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 69.9 DQ Mixed 122 106% 165 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 277%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 33GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 394 369 284 339 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 430 Mixed 308 SusWrite 364 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41 159% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 170 167% 263 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 47.1 MC Write 48.5 MC Mixed 32.8 122% 42.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 33 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,255x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
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	480x
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	755x
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: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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