MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.7% 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	81.3% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 18:14
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 876 83% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.7% Poor	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 8% 98 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 132 Splatting 0.13 59% 82.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 30 128 98 59 28 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 452 Write 280 Mixed 338 SusWrite 90.1 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 43.1 168% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 28.9 DQ Mixed 16.2 44% 100 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 98%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 74 SusWrite 117 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 500GB-$66 2,319 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 191GB free Firmware: ST3OA39D SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 78 77 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 79.2 Write 79 Mixed 40 SusWrite 78.5 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 30.4 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 104%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,254x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16