MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	150% 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.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '19 at 00:42
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 208 84% 143 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 717 75% 603 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 75.3 Parallax 67.2 64% 73.6 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 72.7 59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59 34,063 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 215 173 161 201 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,241 Write 847 Mixed 221 SusWrite 224 139% 633 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.1 173% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 666 DQ Write 733 DQ Mixed 278 326% 559 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 271%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 53GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 80 375 356 238 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 455 Write 468 Mixed 383 SusWrite 209 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 22.1 97% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 273 204% 268 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 95%
SSDPR-CX400-512 512GB 4,680 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 329GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 266 104 161 169 266 MB/s Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	85.3% Excellent	Read 198 Write 86.9 Mixed 157 SusWrite 232 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.7 168% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 200 172% 250 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.7 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 29.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 108%

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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%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,247x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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