MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (11%). 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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 240 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 586 67% 526 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 98.5 Reflection 98.2 Parallax 91.5 80% 96.1 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 86.6 Splatting 74.9 74% 93 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,964 Write 1,560 Mixed 969 331% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 78.2 257% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,246 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 581 585% 948 MB/s
Poor: 155% Great: 318%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 8GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 134 22 2 11 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 292 Write 102 Mixed 98 SusWrite 44.6 29% 134 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 17.6 72% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 60.1 DQ Write 88.9 DQ Mixed 99 68% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 426GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 130 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 164 Mixed 105 SusWrite 129 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 223GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 128 133 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 141 Mixed 32 SusWrite 134 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.8% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 19.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 79.1 51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 88%

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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	5,242x
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

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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