MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	110% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '19 at 10:06
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 99 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,030 100% 819 Pts	64-Core 1,332 82% 1,332 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2805 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 150 Parallax 134 119% 143 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 142 Splatting 109 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 311 313 306 301 305 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 449 Mixed 420 SusWrite 323 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 45.2 180% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 430GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 134 134 135 136 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 162 Write 176 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 135 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 112%
WD WD2003FZEX-00Z4SA0 5TB 4.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 198 202 203 201 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 200 Write 174 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 201 115% 159 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 484% 3.63 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 29.2 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 36.4 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 40.9 98% 40.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%

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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	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
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	477x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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