MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	98.8% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 19:13
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (98^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 714 74% 595 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	7.05% Terrible	Lighting 7.27 Reflection 11 Parallax 7.31 6% 8.51 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 15.1 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.05% Great: 7%
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB; ROG-STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMING CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 87.9 58% 76.3 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 58.6 53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-128 128GB 3,172 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0507A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 121 112 86 110 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 686 Write 524 Mixed 550 SusWrite 120 105% 470 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 38.1 188% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 78.5 DQ Mixed 22.2 57% 127 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 173%
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 33GB free Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 295 295 295 206 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 295 Mixed 282 SusWrite 280 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.3 159% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 179 162% 245 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 96%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 109GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 447 449 454 454 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 458 Mixed 440 SusWrite 454 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 51.4 183% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 289 229% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 194 196 198 197 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 137 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 197 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 625GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 182 182 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 121 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 181 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 25GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 138 Write 100 Mixed 108 142% 115 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 3.8 279% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown GY2400D464L15/8G 2x8GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.9 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 92%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,237x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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