MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	95.1% 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 (19%). 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	56.9 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 03:27
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 86.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 867 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,570 97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.7% 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 (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 173 Parallax 174 139% 173 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 150 Splatting 126 123% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% 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: 287 323 377 377 364 356 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 463 Mixed 390 SusWrite 347 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 36.5 124% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 281 231% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 116%
Kingston SUV5001920G 2TB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 337GB free Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 331 400 459 416 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 342 Mixed 226 SusWrite 338 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 38.7 140% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 124 131% 219 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 98%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 326GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 95 Write 98.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 108 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 69%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 477GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 118 Write 105 Mixed 26 SusWrite 109 65% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 75%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 35 39 56 31 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 146 Write 34.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 35.7 74% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.6 178% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.3% 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)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,303x
Core i5-8600KIntel $118Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,044x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,842x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,380x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,219x

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	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	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