MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	206% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 22:56
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 915 89% 730 Pts	64-Core 1135 70% 1135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 204 Parallax 200 151% 196 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 180 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 440 443 444 443 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,716 Write 1,522 Mixed 1,340 SusWrite 458 281% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 67.6 234% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 849 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 789 601% 810 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 235GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 389 388 392 390 391 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 412 Mixed 289 SusWrite 379 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 34.8 144% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 214 185% 269 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 222GB free Firmware: AP612PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 127 92 92 91 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 441 Write 398 Mixed 346 SusWrite 133 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 35.9 150% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 197 180% 273 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 215GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 473 471 455 392 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 470 Mixed 444 SusWrite 443 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 55.9 192% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 294 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 175 181 182 177 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 166 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 179 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 3TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2.5TB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 166 184 164 186 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 176 Write 56.5 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 166 157% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 72% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 107%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
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	478x
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

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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