MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '19 at 19:15
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 79 1-Core 132 2-Core 252 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 634 70% 553 Pts	64-Core 916 57% 916 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 869F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73% Very good	Lighting 91.9 Reflection 89 Parallax 82.7 75% 87.8 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 84 Splatting 73.4 70% 86.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1151 304 304 304 305 302 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,351 Write 1,456 Mixed 1236 SusWrite 445 304% 1,372 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 75.9 259% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 870 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 1,010 709% 891 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 795GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 164 163 161 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 161 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%
Mass Storage Device 2TB 346 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1.5TB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 41.1 52% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 1x16GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 47%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,825x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $697

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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