MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	287% 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	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

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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '18 at 08:23
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 961 98% 792 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 208 Parallax 192 159% 199 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 194 Splatting 135 125% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 336 336 338 338 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,529 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,066 SusWrite 401 301% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 225 4K Mixed 94.8 345% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,504 DQ Mixed 1,003 826% 1,162 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 65GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 306 307 309 309 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 492 Mixed 405 SusWrite 323 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 69.7 242% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 124%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 690GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 113 116 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 113 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 47.3 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 31.5 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 35.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 44.8 89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 115%

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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	5,234x
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