MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 100%, 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	128% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1862 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '19 at 06:05
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 307 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 868 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 1073 66% 1073 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 157 Parallax 152 119% 152 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 143 Splatting 119 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 463 467 474 472 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 472 Mixed 451 SusWrite 468 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.6 202% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 294 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 107GB free Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 117 46 72 72 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 518 Write 446 Mixed 362 SusWrite 134 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 25.2 154% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 31.5 79% 160 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 28GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,608 Write 2,251 Mixed 1,622 480% 2,161 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 92.5 318% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 1,297 DQ Mixed 1,156 871% 1,152 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$48 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 126 129 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 77.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 126 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.2 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 107%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
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	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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