MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	406% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '22 at 18:27
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 199 81% 137 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 865 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 1094 68% 1094 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 213 Parallax 134 122% 166 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$44 6,626 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: R010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 16 16 17 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 4,585 Write 55.8 Mixed 116 SusWrite 16.7 248% 1,194 MB/s	4K Read 547 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 5.6 837% 185 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 228%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$32 19,180 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 214GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 16 17 16 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 69%
Samsung HD253GJ 250GB 4,131 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 231GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 72 57 59 88 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 202 Write 13 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 69.1 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 75%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 748GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 14% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 28.6 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,003x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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