MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	160% 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	251% 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 (42%). 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	9.8 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 10 '20 at 00:34
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$199 746,287 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 (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 296 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 941 91% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97% 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 (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 217 Parallax 245 182% 229 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 219 Splatting 141 161% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% 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: 1605 1771 1778 1802 1802 1811 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,272 Write 1,781 Mixed 1,330 SusWrite 1,761 348% 1,536 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 65.4 208% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 659 DQ Write 583 DQ Mixed 749 526% 664 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 305%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 182GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 152 152 153 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 102 Write 95.4 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 151 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 109%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 264GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 99.6 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 107 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.9% 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: 35 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 34.5 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 36.4 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.6% 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 (79^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 23.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 23.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 97%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,011x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $676

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16