MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.6% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 798 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 115 Parallax 233 104% 158 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 123 Splatting 157 110% 131 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar SSD 256GB 6,360 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 448 450 454 456 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 440 Mixed 368 SusWrite 450 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 26.2 135% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 34.5 73% 148 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 110%
Lexar SSD 960GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 732GB free Firmware: S0318A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1568 1337 259 256 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,427 Write 1,598 Mixed 994 SusWrite 875 275% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 24.8 217% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 912 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 474 509% 837 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 208%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 885GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 204 Write 87.7 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 76.6 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB 12,037 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 27.7 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 101%

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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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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 $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