MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.5% 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	274% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211118
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '22 at 23:39
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 416 52% 395 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Nvidia(10DE 2184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2300 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Lighting 101 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 85.4 82% 94.5 fps	MRender 76.7 Gravity 86.6 Splatting 78.8 66% 80.7 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 73%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 643GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 976 1261 1257 1289 1290 1281 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,354 Write 2,013 Mixed 1516 SusWrite 1,226 398% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 63.7 206% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 772 DQ Mixed 962 707% 932 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 859B CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.3% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 24.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 74%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,282x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,022x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

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	1,212x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	356x

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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	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