MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.9% 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	176% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 14:54
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 862 86% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.9% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 23.3 20% 25.6 fps	MRender 35.4 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 32.2 25% 30.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme TS256GMTE110S 256GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1026E1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 294 340 596 754 934 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1,450 Write 116 Mixed 105 SusWrite 536 119% 552 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 46.9 211% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 728 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 86.6 171% 359 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 176%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 17GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 483 Write 401 Mixed 361 92% 415 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 42 164% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 220 194% 290 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 184 184 186 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 75 Write 132 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 185 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M1E3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZKW 32GB 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,001x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
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 $179	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