MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '19 at 10:11
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 794 86% 682 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 111 Parallax 100 85% 105 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 86.3 75% 92.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-000H1 256GB 5,596 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV21H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 316 318 320 322 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 314 Mixed 369 SusWrite 322 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 62.4 221% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 351 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 115%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 913GB free Firmware: JA0OA4D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 104 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 57%
WD WD1001FAES-60Z2A0 1TB 11,642 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 800GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 129 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 121 Mixed 87.9 SusWrite 129 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 321GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 85 85 84 83 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 107 Write 103 Mixed 68 SusWrite 84.1 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 34 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,005x
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