MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 880 92% 737 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2104 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 117 Parallax 113 87% 112 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 101 Splatting 106 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 392 Write 279 Mixed 267 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 40.1 156% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 175 158% 239 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 87%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$51 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 226GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 477 478 487 432 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 484 Mixed 463 SusWrite 436 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 63.8 223% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 129%
Patriot Memory 4GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID 1e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	9.1% Terrible	Read 27 Write 10.7 Mixed 9 SusWrite 12.1 17% 14.7 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.1% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 5,767 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2380 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 22.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 88%

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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 $51Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

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