MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	56.8 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 03:14
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th 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-$399 354,223 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 (4^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 851 79% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,507 93% 1,507 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.96 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 170 Parallax 171 136% 169 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 147 Splatting 124 121% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$99 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 369 369 328 382 322 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 452 Mixed 376 SusWrite 342 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 35.5 119% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 282 230% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 116%
Kingston SUV5001920G 2TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 337GB free Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 318 398 190 145 115 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 446 Write 327 Mixed 305 SusWrite 233 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 39.6 136% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 144 136% 213 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 98%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 326GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 101 101 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 88.8 Write 94.3 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 101 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 69%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 477GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 110 109 110 111 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 88.3 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 108 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 75%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 34 46 53 30 29 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 132 Write 38.7 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 35.4 72% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.6 183% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.5% 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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.3 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 27.5 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 126%

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

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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	5,302x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,039x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,841x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,379x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,218x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 $35Bench 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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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