MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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	105% 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	341% 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

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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '19 at 05:03
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 1,000 100% 815 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 145 Parallax 127 111% 136 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 129 Splatting 110 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 711GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1302 1589 1365 981 1370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2,021 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 1,337 412% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 96.4 334% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,389 DQ Write 1,125 DQ Mixed 512 586% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 372%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 199GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 156 145 137 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 464 Write 435 Mixed 385 SusWrite 190 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 23.2 131% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 33.6 83% 170 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 189 195 197 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 195 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 464GB free Firmware: JE3AD70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 84.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 88.2 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 50%
WD My Book 1140 1TB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 603GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 117 Write 94.7 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 104 131% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 30.3 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 83%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,280x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,833x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16