MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 276 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 683 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 139 Parallax 174 143% 163 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 133 Splatting 111 110% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,364 Write 1,959 Mixed 1,367 351% 1,563 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 57 224% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,329 DQ Write 1,207 DQ Mixed 1,246 940% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 125% Great: 262%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 117 117 124 119 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 384 Write 155 Mixed 182 SusWrite 120 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.9 146% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 113 102% 155 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 73%
Toshiba MK6476GSX 640GB-$299 4,054 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 592GB free Firmware: GS001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 79 80 79 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 76 Write 79.2 Mixed 19 SusWrite 79.3 46% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 48%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 201 201 203 201 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 159 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 201 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 25.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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