MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	158% 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	248% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '20 at 19:47
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 262 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 791 75% 619 Pts	64-Core 1,030 64% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 450.12 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 181 Parallax 245 179% 215 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 219 Splatting 141 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1428 1743 1862 1801 1811 1806 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1278 Write 1,884 Mixed 1,293 SusWrite 1,742 352% 1,549 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60.2 199% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 731 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 708 513% 668 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 305%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 182GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 137 142 142 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 170 Write 169 Mixed 109 SusWrite 140 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 109%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 147GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 99 102 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 95.4 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 101 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 83%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 500GB 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 102GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.9 5.9 6 6 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	9.99% Terrible	Read 34.1 Write 32.9 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 5.8 32% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 9.99% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 22.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 97%

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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	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
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	478x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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