MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	123% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 02:53
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 829 78% 648 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 185 Parallax 182 142% 180 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 184 Splatting 124 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 712GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 475 478 481 479 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 466 Mixed 433 SusWrite 476 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56 190% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 238GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 463 466 467 466 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 342 Write 464 Mixed 349 SusWrite 463 92% 404 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 43.2 165% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 330 246% 327 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 300GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 103 106 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 88.3 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 104 59% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.2 75% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 108%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 223GB free Firmware: UF300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 121 123 139 125 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 363 Write 150 Mixed 109 SusWrite 125 137% 187 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 18.4 3,093% 15.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 160%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 97%

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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) - $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