MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	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

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '22 at 17:51
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 821 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 276 Parallax 224 187% 243 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 156 Splatting 139 132% 165 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 158%

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% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,575 Write 2,023 Mixed 1784 472% 2,127 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 91.7 305% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 978 768% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 42GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 134 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 243 Write 134 Mixed 141 SusWrite 134 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 22.2 82% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 71.1 65% 100 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 48%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 329GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 127 127 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 114 Write 139 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 126 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 114%

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

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,228x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	686x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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