MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 08:06
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 799 77% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 168 Parallax 160 132% 163 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 156 Splatting 122 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 297 297 292 300 296 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 408 Write 303 Mixed 278 SusWrite 296 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 28.1 123% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 218 184% 267 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 464 468 470 468 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 471 Mixed 394 SusWrite 461 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.6 173% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 122%
WD 10EAVS External 1TB 1,289 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 727GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 43 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41.9 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.2% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 19 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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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	5,233x
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