MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	157% 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	292% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 05:18
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 917 93% 755 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 261 Reflection 232 Parallax 246 213% 246 fps	MRender 0.3 Gravity 168 Splatting 140 90% 103 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 851 830 820 843 835 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 2,349 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 854 404% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 91.8 301% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 668 DQ Mixed 944 704% 950 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 355%
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 11GB free Firmware: Z3311000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 354 Mixed 344 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 16.5 101% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 7 67% 152 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 71%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 585GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 454 453 449 450 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 485 Mixed 367 SusWrite 458 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 51.2 178% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 251 215% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 629GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 200 Write 172 Mixed 104 SusWrite 106 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 172 171 171 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 103 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 170 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.3 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 6R 7G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	46%	48	320	240	165	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR0000 ED320QR S

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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	3,011x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
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 $37Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16