MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.3% 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	30.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 09:07
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 784 86% 679 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.3% Outstanding	Lighting 112 Reflection 110 Parallax 0.09 91% 74 fps	MRender 156 Gravity 109 Splatting 92.9 94% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 480GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0831B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 96 186 4.9 22 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 458 Write 367 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 64.8 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.2 32% 7.63 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 103%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 107GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 301 292 307 315 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 356 Write 364 Mixed 349 SusWrite 305 78% 344 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 32.1 4K Mixed 25.8 80% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 146 111% 148 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 101%
Sandisk Ext SSD 480GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 153GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 280 280 281 274 274 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 352 Write 364 Mixed 267 SusWrite 280 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 22.5 72% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 147 108% 143 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 69%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 347GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 293 284 299 307 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 362 Write 347 Mixed 307 SusWrite 297 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 22.7 77% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 140 107% 143 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 356GB free Firmware: MS2OA8R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 134 144 150 149 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 137 Write 138 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 146 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 287GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 35 35 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 35 Write 34.3 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 35 45% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 37%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 525GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 89.8 Write 93.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 95.5 112% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 29.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 27.6 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 105%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,255x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
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	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
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: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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