MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 97.4%, 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	248% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '18 at 12:38
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 928 91% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.4% 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: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 61.3 55% 64.7 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 66.4 55% 67.6 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. 24.20.100.6287 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.09% Terrible	Lighting 8.47 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.59 7% 9.62 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.09% 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% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 641 644 643 643 643 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,053 Write 1,733 Mixed 757 SusWrite 685 290% 1,307 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 64.4 239% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 938 761% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 254%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 138GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 172 169 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 256 Write 170 Mixed 164 SusWrite 170 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 23.5 85% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 73.6 68% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 51%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: CXM05H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 254 240 265 277 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 461 Write 212 Mixed 247 SusWrite 257 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 25.9 105% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 124 105% 159 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 73%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 37GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 180 167 163 159 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 332 Mixed 316 SusWrite 192 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 45 170% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 112 123% 203 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 173 174 177 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 164 Mixed 106 SusWrite 174 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 177 103 174 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 104 Mixed 75 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 880GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 76 153 175 175 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 183 Write 84.3 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 122 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.4% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.1 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 98%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,236x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
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	478x
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	754x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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