MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	259% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	54.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 16:23
Run Duration	466 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 867 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 1152 71% 1152 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 137 Parallax 131 107% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 927 919 900 885 892 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,982 Write 2471 Mixed 759 SusWrite 976 346% 1,547 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 52.9 198% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,524 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,340 1,000% 1,336 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 472%
Sandisk EXTREME900 480GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 447GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	10.2% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 41.3 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 42 9% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 6.8 18% 7.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 27 DQ Mixed 0.4 4% 9.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 80%
Micron_m 550_MTFDDAV2 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 196GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.9% Poor	Read 41 Write 41.5 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 42.1 9% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 15.6 4K Mixed 14.9 50% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 26.5 20% 26.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 914GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 174 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 171 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 179 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 6,447 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.8 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 136%

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,671 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,289x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,026x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,215x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16