MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% 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	120% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '20 at 23:51
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^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 (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 806 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,034 64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB; EVGA 11G-P4-2383-KR CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 220 Parallax 232 173% 221 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 204 Splatting 139 155% 197 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 269GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 311 311 314 313 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 489 Mixed 464 SusWrite 321 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 59.7 205% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 650GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 479 482 489 489 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 479 Mixed 449 SusWrite 482 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.3 219% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 523GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 128 129 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 113 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 127 70% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 644GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 98 100 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 99.2 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 103%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,230x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,818x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	686x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
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	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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