MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	208% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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, 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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '20 at 06:08
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 250 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 801 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 1085 67% 1085 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 158 Parallax 155 131% 158 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 137 Splatting 102 107% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 735GB free (System drive) Firmware: 139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 928 881 879 875 892 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 684 Mixed 696 SusWrite 869 234% 1,063 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 49.6 128% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 798 590% 773 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 355%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 773GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 186 178 171 172 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 76 Write 172 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 175 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 113%
WD WD100EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 2,620 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 162 161 160 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 196 Mixed 104 SusWrite 165 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1 285% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 26GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 23 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 137 Write 29.4 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 22.6 56% 55 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.2 121% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 33.5 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 28.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,599 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,266x
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	1,540x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16