MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	142% 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	184% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	15.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	May 19 '23 at 10:17
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$96 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 628 68% 537 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Palit(1569 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 199 Parallax 178 168% 194 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 144 Splatting 128 124% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S5 1TB 2,557 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 714 762 850 914 939 912 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,678 Write 917 Mixed 719 SusWrite 848 231% 1,041 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 39 137% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 719 DQ Mixed 492 382% 510 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 284%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 448GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 87 86 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 93.5 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 86.3 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 206% 2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 79%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 164GB free Firmware: 06.01A06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 66 66 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 81.3 Write 47.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 67 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 30 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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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 $76Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

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