MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	324% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 04:00
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 899 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1148 71% 1148 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2707 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 178 Parallax 172 132% 171 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 172 Splatting 118 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 687GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2087 2169 1214 1192 1183 1184 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 2,230 Mixed 1,607 SusWrite 1,505 436% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 85.2 284% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,173 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 1002 754% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 456GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 187 192 186 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 156 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 189 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 4x8GB 1,464 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 28.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,272x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,017x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16