MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	124% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 17:50
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 832 84% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Zotac(19DA 730B) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	7.12% Terrible	Lighting 8.93 Reflection 7.92 Parallax 9.22 7% 8.69 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 7.17 7% 8.55 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.12% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 293 307 307 308 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 457 Mixed 376 SusWrite 322 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.3 221% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 87 89 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 87.6 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 88.1 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 243GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 133 132 133 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 96.4 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 133 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 112%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 39GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 87 87 87 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 84.3 Write 54.9 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 86.9 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 53%
Asmt 2115 500GB 793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 345GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 38.4 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 41.1 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 67%
WDC WD10 JPCX-24UE4T0 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 9GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 56 56 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.2% Poor	Read 56.5 Write 56.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 56.9 71% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB 15,450 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 90%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,283x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,022x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,373x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,212x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16