MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	292% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '21 at 04:51
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 770 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 109 Parallax 114 97% 114 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 101 Splatting 71.1 81% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2113 717 618 606 606 611 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,403 Write 2,348 Mixed 1,598 SusWrite 878 404% 1,807 MB/s	4K Read 62.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 84.9 284% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1,082 DQ Mixed 1,129 871% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 340%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 175GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 167 166 167 167 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 477 Mixed 355 SusWrite 185 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.1 152% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 190 186% 295 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 95%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 164 167 168 169 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 429 Mixed 360 SusWrite 200 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 40.5 151% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 189 187% 297 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 911GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 148 149 165 157 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 150 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 156 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 114%
WD i HDS72 External 2TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 832GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 41.4 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 41.7 55% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 96% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 110%

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

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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