MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.08% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	114% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	11520 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 06:07
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 920 89% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Matrox C680 PCIe x16 115 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Device(102B 24C0) ≥ 4GB Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	7.08% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 11.7 6% 10.3 fps	MRender 10.3 Gravity 7.03 Splatting 13.4 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 677GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 480 483 490 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 350 SusWrite 484 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.4 156% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 238 208% 310 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 120%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 171 174 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 167 Mixed 99 SusWrite 172 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 7,847 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 29.9 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29.6 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 104%

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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%

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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