MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	366% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '20 at 00:53
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 804 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 165 Parallax 166 126% 162 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 150 Splatting 105 98% 121 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 725GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2201 2189 1565 1566 1566 1561 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,610 Write 2414 Mixed 1,889 SusWrite 1,775 488% 2,172 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 90.1 303% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1416 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1307 983% 1,316 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 410%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 222GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 239 128 115 120 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 455 Write 426 Mixed 384 SusWrite 194 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 21.5 105% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 34.7 85% 172 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 70%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 358GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 148 153 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 413 Write 25 Mixed 46 SusWrite 155 34% 160 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 5.2 70% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 24.6 DQ Mixed 180 111% 126 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 373GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 99 99 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 166 Write 157 Mixed 32 SusWrite 98.4 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 107%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 125 122 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 138 Write 144 Mixed 100 SusWrite 124 171% 126 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 1 388% 5.17 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 5.5 DQ Mixed 1.2 230% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 99%

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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32.9 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,269x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16