MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	155% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 06:19
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,192 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,583 98% 1,583 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 4069) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 209 Parallax 199 190% 214 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 153 Splatting 133 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,461 Write 1347 Mixed 532 246% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 53 208% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 812 DQ Mixed 658 568% 844 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 490GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 438 484 487 486 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 480 Mixed 446 SusWrite 461 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 66.1 219% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 783GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 169 169 169 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 124 Mixed 108 SusWrite 168 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 27.2 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 29.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,826x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,369x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16