MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 176% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	348% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1139 100% 849 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB; FOUNDERS EDITION CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 245 Parallax 288 227% 270 fps	MRender 310 Gravity 237 Splatting 144 179% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 568GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1273 1297 1451 1480 1458 1428 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 2,482 Mixed 1,918 SusWrite 1,398 473% 2,111 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 94 318% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,406 DQ Write 1,196 DQ Mixed 1,323 985% 1,308 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 293GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 493 494 494 408 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 491 Mixed 464 SusWrite 444 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 65.5 227% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 129%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 111GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 123 121 128 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 428 Write 144 Mixed 193 SusWrite 127 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 42.5 176% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 159 122% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDT725050VLA380 500GB 1,490 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 247GB free Firmware: V56OA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 61.1 Mixed 42.4 SusWrite 67.4 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 106%

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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	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,006x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
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	690x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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