MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 10:02
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$186 746,287 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 (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 952 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,200 74% 1,200 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 176 Parallax 168 157% 179 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 121% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 154 150 148 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 337 Write 200 Mixed 250 SusWrite 146 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 47 181% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 202 164% 234 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 88%
Addlink SATA SSD 512GB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 242GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 275 101 104 105 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 332 Write 105 Mixed 320 SusWrite 184 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.3 172% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 230 197% 287 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 454GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 134 132 132 133 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 170 Write 150 Mixed 103 SusWrite 133 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 435GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 108 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 106 Write 76.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 110 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 58%

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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 27.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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) - $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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $40	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