MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.7% 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	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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 02:33
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 320 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 840 94% 738 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 112 Parallax 96.9 85% 105 fps	MRender 98.3 Gravity 96.5 Splatting 99.7 80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 511 Write 494 Mixed 396 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64.2 227% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 296 296 297 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 488 Mixed 415 SusWrite 316 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 69.7 240% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 124GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,570 Write 2,375 Mixed 1720 494% 2,222 MB/s	4K Read 71.3 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 98.2 335% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,866 DQ Write 1,740 DQ Mixed 1,729 1,318% 1,778 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 641GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 188 192 189 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 151 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 190 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2165 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 104%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,032x
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	1,216x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
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 $293	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