MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.2% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '20 at 06:58
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 796 84% 669 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 88.9 Parallax 83.4 80% 90.2 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 78.5 75% 93.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 724GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900KB3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 448 451 456 461 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 439 Mixed 377 SusWrite 454 95% 419 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 43 154% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 209 181% 265 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 147 149 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 155 Write 141 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 148 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 74GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 100 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 123 Write 107 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 102 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 5,199 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 22.4 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 80%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,232x
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	1,365x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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