MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 169% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 05:09
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 257 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 687 76% 601 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 257 Reflection 234 Parallax 266 210% 252 fps	MRender 305 Gravity 225 Splatting 166 182% 232 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 191 Write 1,032 Mixed 396 124% 540 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 34.7 167% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 304 225% 299 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 32GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 435 Write 366 Mixed 352 SusWrite 109 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 18.2 89% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 32.8 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 911GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 167 170 170 169 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 169 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 114%
INTEL_SS DSC2BA400G3C 400GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 99GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 352 365 372 373 373 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	206% Outstanding	Read 338 Write 360 Mixed 310 SusWrite 361 471% 342 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 23.9 4K Mixed 20 1,567% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 26.4 DQ Mixed 23.7 1,790% 24.4 MB/s
Poor: 200% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 211%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 33.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,259x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,825x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	756x
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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $37	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