MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '21 at 00:19
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 868 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 200 Parallax 231 170% 213 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 210 Splatting 166 169% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingdian S280 480GB 2,297 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 50GB free Firmware: S0226A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 141 46 58 41 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 469 Write 191 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 71.3 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.4 46% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 128%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 135GB free Firmware: CS900P13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 143 143 147 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27% Poor	Read 156 Write 80.4 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 144 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 7.3 41% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 96%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 18 20 26 39 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 40.9 Mixed 143 SusWrite 29.8 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 7.7 1,891% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 160%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 404GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 167 Write 40.2 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 41.7 53% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 81%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,315x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,052x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,845x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,552x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,385x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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