MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 05:13
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1116 103% 863 Pts	64-Core 1533 95% 1533 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 193 Parallax 209 148% 195 fps	MRender 218 Gravity 181 Splatting 125 138% 175 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 396 460 467 468 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 467 Mixed 383 SusWrite 405 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49 178% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 255 219% 323 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 50GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 217 142 105 149 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 360 Mixed 148 SusWrite 152 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 38.9 164% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 202 194% 304 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 120%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 322GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 57 52 25 24 22 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 91 Write 87.7 Mixed 53 SusWrite 38 50% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 44%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 279GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 96.8 Write 94.2 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 69.5 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 183 183 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 154 Mixed 85 SusWrite 175 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.9 313% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 588GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 93 93 93 91 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 71.7 Write 110 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 91.8 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 30.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 29.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,011x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16