MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 05:18
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$184 746,287 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 270 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 981 96% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,233 76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3140 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 194 Parallax 178 146% 184 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 176 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,541 Write 2,042 Mixed 1,327 436% 1970 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 90.2 311% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 1,160 879% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 26GB free Firmware: UE300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 84 85 83 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 453 Write 194 Mixed 258 SusWrite 86.2 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 20 84% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 74.7 DQ Mixed 42.6 47% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 53%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 292GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 154 156 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 157 Write 151 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 155 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30.5 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,676 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,290x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,028x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,215x

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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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