MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

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	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 301 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 1,188 107% 899 Pts	64-Core 1,689 104% 1,689 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: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 465 465 431 308 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 459 Mixed 381 SusWrite 404 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 49 178% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 254 219% 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% 24GB free Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 516 Write 482 Mixed 361 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 56.3 192% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 223 202% 308 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 120%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 315GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 70 69 70 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 87 Write 87.8 Mixed 46 SusWrite 69.2 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 44%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 278GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 93.7 Write 95 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 70.5 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 175 182 185 189 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 165 Mixed 102 SusWrite 182 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 428% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 565GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 69 71 69 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	35% Below average	Read 50.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 70.7 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35% 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 38.1 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.2 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
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