MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '20 at 08:05
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 920 88% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2511 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 145 Parallax 124 103% 132 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 117 130 128 129 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 392 Write 134 Mixed 192 SusWrite 125 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.2 164% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 160 122% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 80%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM60.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 142 97 100 100 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 454 Write 409 Mixed 330 SusWrite 161 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 38 150% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 207 182% 270 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 62GB free Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 118 92 80 102 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 484 Write 449 Mixed 328 SusWrite 144 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42.5 158% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 185 167% 254 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 187 190 186 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 186GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 109 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 108 Write 107 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 109 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 65GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 66 71 69 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 49 Mixed 21 SusWrite 67.3 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 859B BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 23.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 84%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,283x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,022x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,373x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,212x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16