MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '21 at 08:38
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 816 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 115 Parallax 132 105% 125 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 49 51 51 51 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 97GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 59 59 59 59 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 350 SusWrite 59.4 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.5 208% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 346 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 194GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 224 87 89 88 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 488 Mixed 343 SusWrite 170 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.3 208% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 341 262% 356 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 175GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 381 391 402 403 409 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 438 Mixed 350 SusWrite 399 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.3 144% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 30.8 59% 127 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 95%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,264x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
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	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16