MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 10:42
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,161 103% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3067) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 451 461 322 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 457 Mixed 448 SusWrite 347 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 57.9 201% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 274 227% 328 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%
Patriot P210 1TB 751 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 382GB free Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 140 8.8 15 200 9.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 501 Write 431 Mixed 20.9 SusWrite 129 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 11.3 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 0.6 18% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 440GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 172 175 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 130 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 174 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 28.7 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 30.5 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 119%

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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 $92Bench 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