MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	111% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$188 746,287 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 (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 962 96% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,237 77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 199 Parallax 180 149% 187 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 182 Splatting 126 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 323 323 323 319 319 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 324 Mixed 322 SusWrite 322 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 43.9 181% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 250 215% 317 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 138GB free Firmware: Q0922A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 170 100 100 125 83 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 454 Mixed 434 SusWrite 153 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 35.9 176% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 48.7 100% 199 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 99%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 858GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1536 1529 1527 1494 532 531 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,538 Write 1,551 Mixed 1,115 SusWrite 1,192 303% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 88.6 316% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 687 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 273 361% 643 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 295%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 185 188 187 187 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 184 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 188 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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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 $132	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