MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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.
Boot Drive	181% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '22 at 04:28
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 608 72% 556 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 117 Parallax 133 111% 129 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 133 Splatting 110 110% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1001 512GB 6,098 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10190101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 832 785 800 789 812 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,753 Write 1,379 Mixed 1,339 SusWrite 818 296% 1,322 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 35.6 118% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 223 243% 434 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 264%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 954GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 340 334 351 354 353 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 486 Write 401 Mixed 375 SusWrite 334 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 30.2 106% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 193 157% 230 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 124%
MK1200GEYKF 1TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 1TB free Firmware: 4IWTHPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 339 334 351 355 352 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 376 Write 391 Mixed 300 SusWrite 334 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 30.4 4K Mixed 24.1 92% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 96.2 DQ Mixed 182 143% 205 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 105%
Intel SSDSC2BA012T4 1TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 206GB free Firmware: G2010140 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 420 415 419 421 413 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 335 Write 379 Mixed 276 SusWrite 419 80% 352 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 22.4 81% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 85.4 DQ Mixed 168 134% 194 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 426 420 425 423 415 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 486 Write 397 Mixed 396 SusWrite 423 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 27.6 4K Mixed 29.7 98% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 165 140% 213 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 156 151 152 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 113 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 150 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 159 154 155 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 129 Mixed 77 SusWrite 153 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 27.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 106%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
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 $67Bench 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