MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	283% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 13:06
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$186 349,567 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 (92^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 256 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 809 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 151 Parallax 130 112% 140 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 113 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 661 657 656 658 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,507 Write 2,326 Mixed 1,661 SusWrite 699 402% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 89.8 300% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,121 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 1,049 784% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 108GB free Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 375 375 376 376 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 400 Write 361 Mixed 327 SusWrite 376 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 37.1 139% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 180 136% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 99%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 349GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 97 94 95 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 136 Write 149 Mixed 69 SusWrite 98.2 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 75%
ASMT 2115 480GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 314GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 216 216 216 215 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 209 Mixed 191 SusWrite 216 280% 202 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 17.9 1,528% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 14.7 DQ Write 27.6 DQ Mixed 17.4 1,585% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 188%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 8GB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 6.2 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 6.3 12% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.7 178% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 27.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 93%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,311x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,047x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,844x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,383x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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