MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	46.7% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '19 at 00:02
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 305 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,158 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,608 100% 1,608 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Zotac(19DA 4527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 97.2 Parallax 96.4 87% 100 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 94 Splatting 81.9 76% 94.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB 17,953 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 895GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH510000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 31 60 83 62 131 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 425 Write 304 Mixed 221 SusWrite 74.9 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 12.3 72% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 96.5 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 18.8 34% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 106%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 931GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 479 465 462 466 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 456 Mixed 386 SusWrite 471 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 57.8 207% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 261 222% 325 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 17,908 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.5 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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 $178	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