MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.9% 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	85.5% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '22 at 04:10
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$172 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 243 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 661 72% 572 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.9% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 104 Parallax 110 90% 108 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 90.2 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 153GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 350 363 356 345 358 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 481 Write 433 Mixed 59 SusWrite 350 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 0.7 56% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 40.2 DQ Mixed 0.8 24% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 278 277 277 271 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 479 Write 263 Mixed 273 SusWrite 272 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 23.6 126% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 212 179% 260 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 47GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 575 528 530 467 336 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 85GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1688 Write 1,845 Mixed 1,506 376% 1,680 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 56.6 192% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,377 DQ Write 1,052 DQ Mixed 1139 872% 1,189 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 122GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 367 374 361 363 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 437 Mixed 314 SusWrite 362 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 44.2 159% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 192 187% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14/8G 24GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 26.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

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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%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,826x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,369x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

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 $48Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16