MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.6% 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	93.6% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 10:44
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 818 85% 683 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1348 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 76.8 51% 70.1 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 57.7 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 195 190 115 184 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 354 Mixed 246 SusWrite 178 69% 312 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.4 164% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 238 196% 284 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 101%
Toshiba E300 2TB-$69 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 550GB free Firmware: MZ4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 91 96 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 128 Write 97.8 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 96.3 62% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 99GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 116 119 120 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 134 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 119 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$8 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 15 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 38.1 Write 14.4 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 16.7 27% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.4 244% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 20.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 88%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,280x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,832x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16