MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	260% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 06:13
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 908 89% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% PowerColor(148C 2387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.2 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Lighting 109 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 174 89% 124 fps	MRender 89.4 Gravity 120 Splatting 127 94% 112 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 666 663 607 604 604 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,171 Write 1,470 Mixed 568 SusWrite 679 270% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 65.1 254% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 1379 DQ Mixed 997 817% 1,151 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 466GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 337 340 338 317 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 327 Write 219 Mixed 190 SusWrite 332 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 28.4 136% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 65 101% 197 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 89%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 337GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 426 171 101 135 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,441 Write 1,566 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 395 251% 1,122 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 80.9 285% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 269 343% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 255%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 117 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 106 Mixed 100 SusWrite 118 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.9 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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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%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,011x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16