MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	126% 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	124% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$219 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 976 95% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,235 76% 1,235 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 194 Parallax 176 141% 181 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 177 Splatting 128 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 304 306 306 307 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 478 Mixed 407 SusWrite 322 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 62.2 218% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 151GB free Firmware: Q0922A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 190 126 71 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 454 Mixed 424 SusWrite 179 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 35.3 175% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 50.8 105% 211 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 99%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 876GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1534 1529 1537 1013 534 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,537 Write 1,540 Mixed 1,126 SusWrite 1,282 308% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 89.3 319% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 272 361% 643 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 295%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 201 200 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 192 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 200 111% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.5 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,825x

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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16