MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	261% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 919 87% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,132 70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 120 Parallax 123 100% 122 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 118 Splatting 97.8 102% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SanDisk Extreme 500GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 848 850 850 849 850 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 2,174 Mixed 1,769 SusWrite 904 383% 1,705 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 71.4 253% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,068 808% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 125GB free Firmware: R1210A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 39 6.1 39 31 6.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 510 Write 356 Mixed 332 SusWrite 46 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.4 21% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 15GB free Firmware: X2316RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 275 Mixed 206 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 35.2 142% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 122 127% 212 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 91%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 322GB free Firmware: PA03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 103 105 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 130 Write 130 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 103 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 63GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 95 93 103 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 107 Write 44 Mixed 73 SusWrite 98.1 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 345GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 98 102 105 103 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 77.2 Write 32.7 Mixed 60 SusWrite 99.6 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.3 218% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 25.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 28.1 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 103%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,240x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	688x
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 $45Bench 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: $569

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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