MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 920 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 186 Parallax 188 143% 183 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 174 Splatting 121 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 73 70 70 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 457 Write 67.5 Mixed 110 SusWrite 80.1 39% 179 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 22.8 136% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 32.2 50% 95.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 920GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 176 180 181 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 170 Mixed 105 SusWrite 179 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.2 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 97%

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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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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	5,241x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,001x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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