MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '21 at 17:27
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 948 90% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,510 94% 1,510 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C729) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 155 Parallax 156 128% 156 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 119% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 515GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 76 76 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 473 Write 78.7 Mixed 103 SusWrite 76.4 40% 183 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 21.9 95% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 87.7 DQ Mixed 110 88% 126 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 121%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 81GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 469 273 242 227 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 463 Mixed 377 SusWrite 313 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 38.7 139% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 320 245% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 61GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 304 218 207 195 180 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 248 Mixed 370 SusWrite 262 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 57.1 192% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 140GB free Firmware: HP36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 131 132 131 132 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 94.3 Write 71.1 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 130 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 114%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 13 10 13 12 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 25 Write 3.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 11.3 12% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Mixed 0 38% 3.45 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.5 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 22.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 88%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,033x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,838x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	694x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16