MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '22 at 03:08
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 850 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 1518 94% 1518 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.96 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 172 Parallax 190 136% 176 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 150 Splatting 128 123% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$86 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 346 370 343 379 362 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 422 Mixed 282 SusWrite 346 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 58 4K Mixed 37.3 125% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 257 213% 308 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 116%
Kingston SUV5001920G 2TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 337GB free Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 319 353 121 98 68 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 441 Write 364 Mixed 226 SusWrite 199 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 40 143% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 123 126% 207 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 98%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 326GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 97.5 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 108 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 69%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 477GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 112 111 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 122 Write 102 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 108 65% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 75%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 34 39 53 31 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 139 Write 38.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 34.8 74% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.8 193% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905734-403.A00G 2x31.5GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 28.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 126%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,280x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,833x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16