MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	144% 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	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, 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '19 at 23:11
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 956 99% 797 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 149 Parallax 140 113% 142 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 137 Splatting 111 99% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 567 571 415 31 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 917 Write 553 Mixed 656 SusWrite 325 136% 613 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 56.5 210% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 506 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 465 364% 499 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 144%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 258GB free Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 56 55 56 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 453 Mixed 402 SusWrite 91.2 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 51.1 180% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 236 198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 671GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 185 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 77.8 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 186 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB 23,313 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 25.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 28.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 94%

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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	5,269x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,014x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16