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MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.1% 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	362% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 762 81% 646 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 68.6 59% 71.8 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 67.7 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Corsair MP400 2TB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 53.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2415 2578 2494 2632 2642 2451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 1,437 Write 2448 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 2,535 451% 1981 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 84.1 297% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 1,267 DQ Mixed 1,387 1,017% 1,328 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 374%
Vaseky V880/500G 500GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 114GB free Firmware: R0411D SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 393 385 379 389 384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 361 Mixed 324 SusWrite 387 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 48.9 171% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 166 106% 122 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 90GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 308 306 308 306 309 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 433 Mixed 427 SusWrite 332 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 61.6 210% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 5,972 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 5.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 188 189 185 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 214 Write 179 Mixed 118 SusWrite 187 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 12.2 4K Mixed 1.1 77% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 1 2% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 38%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 57GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 134 129 123 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 164 Write 115 Mixed 79 SusWrite 133 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$35 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 100GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 170 168 168 169 169 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 75.9 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 168 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$69 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 24.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 97%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $170Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,534x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,168x
Core i7-8700Intel $152Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,922x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,613x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,445x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,280x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	727x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	492x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	376x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	795x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	411x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	336x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $155	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $375	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i7-14700K $355	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350