MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '20 at 19:03
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 772 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896); GeForce RTX 3080 10GB VENTUS 3X OC CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 238 Parallax 306 165% 249 fps	MRender 290 Gravity 226 Splatting 139 170% 218 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 399 400 400 400 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 388 Write 396 Mixed 258 SusWrite 400 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 38.4 167% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 314 240% 323 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 49GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,991 Write 1,481 Mixed 610 299% 1,361 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 54.9 222% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1058 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 722 666% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 264GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 455 461 455 458 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 434 Mixed 377 SusWrite 456 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 41.8 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 209 182% 267 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 736GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 170 167 171 173 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 139 Write 75.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 168 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 110 109 109 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 104 Write 98.2 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 109 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 67%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 299GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 130 131 130 132 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 140 Write 136 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 130 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 461GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 106 Write 97.9 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 88.9 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 29.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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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%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,826x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,369x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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) $37	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