MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	91.5% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 06:40
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 627 71% 557 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 144 Parallax 157 128% 153 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 297 293 296 287 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 281 Mixed 243 SusWrite 291 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.6 127% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 208 189% 291 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 129%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1.5TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 9GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 40 Mixed 30 SusWrite 40.9 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 70%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1.5TB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 0GB free Firmware: 0104 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39 Write 39.2 Mixed 32.7 28% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 70%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 112 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 119 Write 106 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 111 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.7% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.5 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 18.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 89%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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