MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	312% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '20 at 01:24
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 286 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 954 95% 775 Pts	64-Core 1229 76% 1229 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB; EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 37 32% 40.8 fps	MRender 56.7 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 51.7 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 853 833 854 852 846 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,625 Write 2,339 Mixed 1706 SusWrite 885 422% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 94.4 313% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,509 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 1,184 900% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 355%
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 213GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 384 382 381 383 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 213 Write 390 Mixed 206 SusWrite 382 68% 298 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 31.9 138% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 208 178% 257 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 17GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 105 98 60 52 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 453 Write 280 Mixed 262 SusWrite 92.4 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 20 82% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 42.1 47% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 53%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 872GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 169 170 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 159 Mixed 107 SusWrite 169 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 30.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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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) - $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