MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	126% 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	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 09:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 828 95% 739 Pts	64-Core 957 59% 957 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 206 Parallax 202 156% 200 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 204 Splatting 136 131% 162 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 160 137 129 126 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 305 Write 160 Mixed 329 SusWrite 168 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 64.3 225% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 673 527% 730 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 576GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 672 645 648 657 692 710 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 712 Mixed 726 SusWrite 671 165% 733 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 85.3 280% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 1,150 761% 905 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 372%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$97 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 189 190 189 189 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 192 Mixed 128 SusWrite 187 129% 175 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 396% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 136 137 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 136 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C15 2x16GB 771 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 30.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 96%

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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	3,005x
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	689x
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