MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.4% 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	46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$219 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 836 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,031 64% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 60.8 Parallax 60.8 48% 60.3 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 49.5 46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 75 66 57 59 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 300 Write 47.1 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 60.6 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 21.8 94% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 65.3 DQ Write 34.4 DQ Mixed 48.6 36% 49.4 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 479 472 196 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 467 Mixed 395 SusWrite 324 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 51.1 193% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 251 199% 274 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 192GB free Firmware: ES2OA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 45.3 Write 39.2 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 52.2 26% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 46%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 105GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 58.1 Write 45.3 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 54.2 39% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 124GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 54 52 52 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 96.6 Write 95.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 52.6 97% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 42%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 120GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 89 90 88 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 88.2 Write 72 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 88.2 99% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.1% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 97%

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,825x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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