MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	251% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 00:38
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 790 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 59.9 50% 62.7 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 58.5 Splatting 56 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1552 999 592 594 594 593 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,766 Write 1,695 Mixed 580 SusWrite 821 271% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 61.3 249% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1026 DQ Write 1,458 DQ Mixed 1,028 837% 1,171 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 123GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 438 481 489 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 487 Mixed 370 SusWrite 476 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 51.8 192% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 135 140 141 139 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 89 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 100%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 694GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 137 138 137 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 136 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 83%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 202GB free Firmware: SM12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 84 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 78 Write 81.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 86.6 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.2 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 30.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

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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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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	5,232x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,818x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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