MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	255% 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 16:45
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 726 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7790 8,590 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2930) 1GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 31 21% 28.6 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 22.9 Splatting 31.3 23% 27.1 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1343 301 298 303 307 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,426 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,124 SusWrite 476 304% 1,374 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 76.9 265% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 994 766% 1,036 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 280%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 525ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 155 175 183 184 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 348 Write 259 Mixed 264 SusWrite 174 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.2 157% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 219 172% 238 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 85%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 712GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 81 78 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 92.2 Write 75 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 78.9 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 57%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 97.8 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 96.6 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 114GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 74 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 64 Write 39.8 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 74.9 40% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 325GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 83 86 86 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 84.8 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 84.3 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 128 128 129 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 130 143% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 280% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 27.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 29 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 108%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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