MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '21 at 23:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 845 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 185 Parallax 183 150% 184 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 163 Splatting 135 133% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 287GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 479 480 484 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 320 SusWrite 482 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 52.7 178% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 231 205% 310 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01b10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 131 158 122 129 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 381 Write 364 Mixed 302 SusWrite 123 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 2.4 67% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 68.7 DQ Write 48.2 DQ Mixed 21.6 26% 46.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 935GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 156 158 158 162 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 161 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 159 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 83GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 40 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 39.6 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 41 46% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x8GB 6,330 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 22.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 22.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 90%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,240x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
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	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	688x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

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 $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