MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.6%, 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	231% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 08:51
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 885 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 189 Parallax 185 134% 180 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 167 Splatting 121 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 1028 955 1013 959 927 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,561 Write 1208 Mixed 838 SusWrite 979 256% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 63.7 243% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 573 475% 708 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 247%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 348GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 455 458 460 423 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 335 Mixed 315 SusWrite 446 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.9 195% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 248 213% 314 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 888GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 458 462 465 464 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 469 Mixed 350 SusWrite 463 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.9 161% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 251 215% 317 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 355GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 490 490 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 490 Mixed 369 SusWrite 490 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 131%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 100GB free Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 322 320 320 319 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,517 Write 1,143 Mixed 700 SusWrite 350 206% 927 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 80.9 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,548 DQ Write 1,072 DQ Mixed 1,011 836% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 151 148 150 146 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 148 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.7 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 94%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,237x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
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 $261	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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