MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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, 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '20 at 02:01
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$198 746,287 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 (89^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 920 86% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,210 75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 126 Parallax 143 114% 137 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 130 Splatting 104 108% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 7,649 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 33GB free Firmware: EMT03L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 292 262 255 270 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 296 Mixed 252 SusWrite 274 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 44.2 180% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 244 208% 307 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 23GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 193 188 189 191 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 384 Mixed 345 SusWrite 202 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 38 157% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 208 186% 281 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 95%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,489 Write 2227 Mixed 1,448 456% 2,055 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 222 4K Mixed 98 347% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 1,556 DQ Mixed 1,168 917% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 314GB free Firmware: G008 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 105 105 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 90.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 104 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 8502 3200 C16 Series 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 8502 3200 C16 Series 32GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.2 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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