MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	214% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 05:29
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 453 60% 450 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 197 Parallax 197 152% 193 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 182 Splatting 127 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 399 433 433 432 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,757 Write 1495 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 428 281% 1,257 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 69 247% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 495 496% 789 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 238%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 238GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 380 456 465 467 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 493 Mixed 436 SusWrite 429 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.9 220% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 152 163 162 163 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 155 Mixed 106 SusWrite 160 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 98%
WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB 2,936 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01S03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 132 131 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 128 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 130 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 25.3 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 26.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 98%

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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	5,267x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16