MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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	114% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '22 at 15:24
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 133 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 776 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 187 Parallax 196 145% 187 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 186 Splatting 0.2 76% 106 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS200T2B0A-00SM50 2TB 8,872 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 416 428 431 270 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 459 Mixed 307 SusWrite 387 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.3 185% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 214 196% 302 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%
USB 3.0 3TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 40.1 Write 39.7 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 41.5 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 96%
G-tech ArmorATD 4TB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 251GB free Firmware: 2004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 39 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 41.5 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 188% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 71%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 124GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 36GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 91 91 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 86.2 Write 85.9 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 90.4 98% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 3.2 264% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 115%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,290x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,026x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,215x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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