MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.2% 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	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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 15:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$120 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 80.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 692 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 63.5 57% 68.4 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 68.1 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 424 383 199 163 153 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 477 Mixed 417 SusWrite 281 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.8 149% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 115%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 45GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 85 112 56 88 53 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 510 Write 442 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 118 60% 275 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 16.5 4K Mixed 22.8 86% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 1.3 79% 187 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 178GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 150 151 150 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 102 Write 96.8 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 149 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 912GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 177 177 175 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 166 Mixed 103 SusWrite 174 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	66.4% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 22.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 113%

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

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,033x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,838x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	694x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16