MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.5% 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	98.5% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 14 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '24 at 09:41
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 240 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 748 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 104 Parallax 114 92% 111 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 111 Splatting 94.7 96% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 274 262 257 251 241 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 426 Mixed 456 SusWrite 261 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 38.7 157% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 243 207% 305 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 620GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 139 133 137 136 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 150 Write 158 Mixed 102 SusWrite 136 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GB 12,603 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0P 1R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	7%	43	214	58	165	27"	1280 720	MSI3CB0 MSI G27CQ4

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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	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,012x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,208x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16