MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '19 at 22:16
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 316 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 627 8-Core 787 91% 707 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2209 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 119 Parallax 103 75% 105 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 101 Splatting 107 86% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 353 Write 258 Mixed 228 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 37 144% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 176 159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 110GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 298 284 261 246 230 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 306 Mixed 288 SusWrite 269 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 40.9 167% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 245 211% 313 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 5,767 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2533 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 23.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 25.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

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

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,317x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,054x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,848x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,552x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,387x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,223x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	696x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	394x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16