MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.55% 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	54.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 16:08
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 279 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 744 80% 638 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.55% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 8.34 7% 9.41 fps	MRender 10.1 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 14.2 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.55% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 124 130 129 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 313 Write 158 Mixed 203 SusWrite 141 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 25.1 102% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 47.6 DQ Write 50.1 DQ Mixed 45.3 35% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 750GB-$55 4,103 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 52GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 67.8 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 67.5 46% 62.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 13GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 142 139 141 142 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 143 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 139 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,774 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 33GB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 43.8 Write 51.1 Mixed 16 SusWrite 73.6 64% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB 2,191 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 13.7 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 60%

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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	3,006x
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	690x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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