MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% 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

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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 20:19
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 892 94% 751 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 179 Parallax 191 154% 186 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 160 Splatting 112 124% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,762 Write 8,784 Mixed 9,068 2,054% 9,205 MB/s	4K Read 726 4K Write 400 4K Mixed 478 1,925% 535 MB/s	DQ Read 1,973 DQ Write 1,467 DQ Mixed 1,536 1,198% 1,658 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 384GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2476 1322 1285 1296 1297 1289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 2,422 Mixed 1,711 SusWrite 1,494 457% 2,038 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 91.8 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,724 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,554 1,172% 1,573 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 154 155 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 150 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 154 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 42GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 86 82 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 76 Write 72.3 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 86.3 53% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 31.1 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,001x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16