MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	90% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '20 at 21:40
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 891 85% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8591) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 144 Parallax 133 104% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 132 Splatting 107 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 100 112 105 104 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 497 Write 106 Mixed 355 SusWrite 142 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 48.4 174% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 128 106% 157 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 124%
Seagate 600 480GB-$199 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 434GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 394 391 387 400 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 444 Mixed 337 SusWrite 388 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 31.7 139% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 253 214% 312 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 64GB free Firmware: SAFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 217 217 163 216 165 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 9TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 225 228 229 223 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP Portable 4TB 5,255 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 67.1 Write 92.9 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 91.8 60% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 165% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 168 167 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 121 Write 162 Mixed 111 SusWrite 167 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 327% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 103%
Mobius H /W RAID10 16TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 8.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 237 237 236 239 235 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.2% Outstanding	Read 236 Write 192 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 236 243% 186 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 93%
G-DRIVE mobile 4TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2.5TB free, PID 1026 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 125 Write 109 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 112 139% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 205% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 4x8GB 2,271 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29.6 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 106%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,003x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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