MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.7% 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	59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 18:42
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 764 80% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 61 Parallax 55.4 48% 58.5 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 57 Splatting 0.13 29% 40.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 55 43 37 38 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 314 Write 98.7 Mixed 97 SusWrite 45.6 30% 139 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 24.1 126% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 90.2 85% 137 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 110%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 42GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 304 201 168 160 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 393 SusWrite 247 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.8 221% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 267% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 192GB free Firmware: ES2OA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 44.2 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 53.7 32% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 46%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 105GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 55 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 58.6 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 53.9 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 124GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 53 54 52 53 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 70.6 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 52.6 88% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 42%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 120GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 89 90 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 86 Write 87.9 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 89.2 107% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 21.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 97%

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,994x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

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	751x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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