MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '20 at 07:18
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$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 as expected (49^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 738 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C752) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 115 Parallax 128 97% 121 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 107 Splatting 98.8 99% 125 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SB8U-256G-1006 256GB 4,064 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,074 Write 48.7 Mixed 97.5 362% 1,740 MB/s	4K Read 655 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 6.2 1,002% 222 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 95%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 79GB free Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 256 256 258 256 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 468 Write 252 Mixed 191 SusWrite 257 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 28.6 128% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 81.8 122% 231 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 31GB free Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 45 47 38 39 47 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 478 Write 148 Mixed 167 SusWrite 49.7 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 27 119% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 82.8 103% 188 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 23GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 134 147 140 133 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 133 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 839GB free Firmware: SDM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 130 130 130 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	62% Good	Read 85.7 Write 124 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 129 72% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 71%
WD Re 2TB-$54 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 131 132 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 128 Mixed 104 SusWrite 132 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Hynix HMA81GU6MFR8N-UH Hynix HMA81GU6MFR8N-UH 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 84%

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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) - $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