MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	204% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	36.3 GB free of 40 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '20 at 11:46
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 794 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 76 Parallax 66.7 62% 72.8 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 72.2 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 695GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 857 930 865 933 847 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 745 Write 2,041 Mixed 663 SusWrite 939 250% 1,097 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 49.4 215% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,020 DQ Mixed 1,398 987% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 298%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 711GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 78 80 80 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 120 Write 119 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 77.2 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 154% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/4GX 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 KHX3200C16D4/4GX 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 40GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 32.5 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 31.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns

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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%

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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	3,006x
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	690x
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