MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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	337% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 18:33
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 943 93% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,233 76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8666) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3797 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 239 Parallax 254 173% 235 fps	MRender 270 Gravity 214 Splatting 126 158% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2260 2162 1165 1162 1161 1155 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,491 Write 2,296 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 1,511 443% 1,978 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 87.1 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,320 DQ Write 1,134 DQ Mixed 1,215 914% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 372%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 222GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 136 138 134 143 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 324 Write 209 Mixed 238 SusWrite 139 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.4 156% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 148 118% 162 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 167GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 480 475 471 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 463 Mixed 440 SusWrite 475 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.8 217% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 480 425 290 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 453 Mixed 388 SusWrite 383 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 66.5 224% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 327GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 108 Write 83.8 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 111 122% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 4x4GB 1,049 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 25.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 102%

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

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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	5,243x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
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 $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