MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	267% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 03:48
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 264 98% 172 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 616 83% 617 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2907 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 198 Parallax 198 154% 195 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 180 Splatting 127 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 329 332 326 333 331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,459 Write 1464 Mixed 1,280 SusWrite 389 309% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 88.1 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,346 DQ Mixed 1,010 805% 1,111 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 280%
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 232GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 223 200 199 200 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 491 Mixed 364 SusWrite 238 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 58 210% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 253 208% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 175 175 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 171 Mixed 102 SusWrite 174 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 313GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 133 141 141 144 143 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 135 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 140 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.7 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 32 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
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	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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