MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.15% 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	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '18 at 11:50
Run Duration	443 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 821 84% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.15% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.6 Parallax 8.78 7% 10 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 17.2 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.15% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 0 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (94) Unknown 100 100 0 (95) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 8 (AA) Unknown 100 100 9 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 72 70 128850329628 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 0 0 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 104 (F2) Unknown 100 100 69 (F4) Unknown 100 100 0 (F5) Unknown 100 100 2 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5136	63.7% Good	Read 440 Write 256 Mixed 292 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 4.37 82% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 3.91 53% 122 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 85%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 6GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	6.38% Terrible	Read 24.7 Write 6.91 Mixed 5.62 12% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.41 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.005 20% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.38% Great: 7%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	5.52% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 4.55 Mixed 6.75 11% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.17 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.004 23% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.52% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 1x16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 20.7 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 69%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
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	689x
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