MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 10:33
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 788 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 1E84) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 149 Parallax 149 130% 152 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 51 52 5.6 11 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 409 Write 84.5 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 24.7 32% 150 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 5.5 50% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 32.3 DQ Mixed 22 32% 62.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 91%
Sandisk Ext SSD 240GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 94GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 23 22 22 22 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.8% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 41 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 22.7 8% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 9.9 37% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 10.8 DQ Write 14.4 DQ Mixed 10.1 8% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 59%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 142GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 383 385 386 354 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	73% Very good	Read 379 Write 301 Mixed 284 SusWrite 380 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 28.1 86% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 182 134% 175 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 87%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 44GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 256 227 252 232 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 383 Write 385 Mixed 366 SusWrite 276 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 30.9 100% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 185 136% 177 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 97%
WD My Passport 07BA 750GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 307GB free, PID 07ba Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 38.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 20.4 42% 32.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$30 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.1% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 19.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 21.7 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 109%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,272x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,018x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
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	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16