MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	246% 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.

Run History

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 @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 09:00
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 877 88% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 186 Parallax 169 133% 173 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 166 Splatting 118 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 1201 1226 1222 1103 974 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,632 Write 1,196 Mixed 724 SusWrite 1,150 263% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 63.8 243% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,232 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 571 483% 730 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 247%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 348GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 450 454 455 457 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 476 Mixed 374 SusWrite 454 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 54.1 194% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 279 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 888GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 454 460 462 460 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 370 SusWrite 459 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.4 193% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 253 217% 320 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 355GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 490 491 491 486 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 479 Mixed 376 SusWrite 488 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 61.8 218% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 131%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 100GB free Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 319 319 320 320 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,493 Write 1,024 Mixed 692 SusWrite 349 197% 890 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 81.4 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,538 DQ Write 1,074 DQ Mixed 996 828% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 146 151 163 155 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 82 Write 131 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 155 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 28.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 94%

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
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	1,208x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16