MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	326% 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 21:14
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,079 104% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,319 82% 1,319 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 160 Parallax 149 117% 151 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 140 Splatting 117 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 699GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1408 796 857 865 872 859 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 1,346 Mixed 1530 SusWrite 943 356% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 100 344% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,437 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 512 594% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 372%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 126GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 180 141 134 134 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 460 Write 438 Mixed 388 SusWrite 194 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 24.5 136% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 34.3 88% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 202 201 200 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 175 Mixed 30 SusWrite 200 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 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: 85 89 90 89 89 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 87 Write 68.5 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 88.7 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 50%

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 (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 26 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 31.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 83%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,235x
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 $140Bench 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