MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.1% 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	203% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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 11
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '23 at 16:18
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-9350KF-$180 1,442 User benchmarks, average bench 89% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 381 51% 379 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 100%

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: 531.29 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.1% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 108 Parallax 111 94% 111 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 103 Splatting 94.9 90% 112 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.1% 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% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 1146 617 625 626 623 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,701 Write 1889 Mixed 1,394 SusWrite 841 327% 1,456 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 57.8 173% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 719 DQ Write 596 DQ Mixed 664 495% 660 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 340%
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 500GB 1,856 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 432GB free Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1656 1812 1821 1213 215 263 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,174 Write 1,451 Mixed 1,460 SusWrite 1,163 297% 1312 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 56.3 171% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 744 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 722 531% 699 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 354%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 214GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 220 226 199 209 222 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 409 Write 230 Mixed 198 SusWrite 212 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 26.5 106% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 258 200% 274 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 95%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 208GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 137 168 168 171 170 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 448 Write 432 Mixed 344 SusWrite 197 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 31.5 120% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 192 188% 298 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 335GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 107 105 107 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 145 Write 113 Mixed 33 SusWrite 106 72% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 499GB free Firmware: 0401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 145 145 145 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 153 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 145 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%

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 (81^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.6 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 110%

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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	5,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
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	478x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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