MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 22:23
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 746 78% 626 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 51.1 34% 44.1 fps	MRender 51.4 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 36 36% 45 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 373 371 363 374 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 351 Mixed 335 SusWrite 369 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 38.3 142% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 189 143% 188 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 395GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 104 104 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 99 Mixed 53 SusWrite 103 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 111 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3286 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 28.8 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,003x
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	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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