MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '21 at 10:04
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 909 90% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,227 76% 1,227 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 186 Parallax 179 142% 180 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 179 Splatting 124 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 120 104 31 34 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 480 Write 252 Mixed 352 SusWrite 107 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 35.4 120% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 255 212% 307 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 106%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 2,712 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 130GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 443 448 458 458 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 445 Mixed 383 SusWrite 450 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 37.3 124% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 279 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 91GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 175 176 177 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 131 Mixed 110 SusWrite 176 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$100 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 685GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 81 81 82 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 86 Write 78 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 81.3 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVS 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVS 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%

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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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,309x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,046x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,843x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,549x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,383x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16