MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '19 at 22:42
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 939 93% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,209 75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 124 Parallax 117 104% 123 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 108 Splatting 91.6 90% 113 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 400 404 405 406 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 380 SusWrite 410 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 54.2 192% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 286 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 193 196 195 197 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 202 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 196 110% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3400, 3400, 3400, 3400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 31.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 32.1 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,276x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,020x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
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	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $23Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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