MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	13.9% 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	6.05% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 22:41
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 723 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7770 38,053 User benchmarks, average bench 12% PwrHis(1787 2319) 1GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Lighting 17.2 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 22.4 14% 18.8 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 16.2 Splatting 18.7 14% 16.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 32 42 22 31 31 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	6.05% Terrible	Read 21 Write 26.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 30.4 6% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 4.2 10% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 6.05% Great: 102%
PNY SSD2SC120GN1DA16T-T 120GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 33GB free Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 109 129 122 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 426 Write 130 Mixed 176 SusWrite 118 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 38.2 153% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 112 92% 131 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 75%
MD02500-BJDW-RO 250GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 90GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 83.5 Write 82.7 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 87.3 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 3,454 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 633GB free, PID a00d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 102 114% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 31,969 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 11.9 SC Mixed 12.2 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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