MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.8% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). 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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '18 at 04:37
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 211 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 463 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1567 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.8% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 78.3 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 58.3 53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 54%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3) 32,403 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.38% Terrible	Lighting 7.43 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.53 6% 8.82 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 6.67 Splatting 15.9 10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.38% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,547 Write 1,142 Mixed 465 231% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 49.4 216% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1017 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 953 730% 988 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9GB free Firmware: 5.4.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 119 122 122 127 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76% Very good	Read 396 Write 150 Mixed 202 SusWrite 122 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37 152% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 123 99% 141 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 294 220 168 148 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 490 Mixed 381 SusWrite 229 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64.7 225% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 353 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 52GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 364 356 360 358 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 366 Mixed 322 SusWrite 360 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 45.5 166% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 196 176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 316GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 167 167 167 168 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 125 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 165 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 31.6 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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