MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	274% 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	43.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 17:58
Run Duration	513 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 243 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 814 76% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 183 Parallax 192 141% 183 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 178 Splatting 122 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 904GB free Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1289 2170 2157 2211 2209 1999 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2472 Write 2,283 Mixed 2,270 SusWrite 2006 508% 2,258 MB/s	4K Read 74.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 100 323% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 118 277% 568 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 488%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 463GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 423 426 417 417 425 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 489 Write 465 Mixed 373 SusWrite 424 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 37.9 127% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.2 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 287 160% 149 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1112 1544 1440 1357 1273 1198 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,562 Write 2,105 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 1,321 398% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 73.7 253% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 55 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 485 316% 352 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 393%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 915GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 422 424 429 429 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 424 Mixed 395 SusWrite 427 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 22.2 116% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 33.6 79% 157 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 100%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 36GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 445 446 459 472 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 464 Mixed 314 SusWrite 454 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 36.4 146% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 31.7 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 162 124% 160 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 114%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 916GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 416 414 202 29 123 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 504 Write 436 Mixed 392 SusWrite 268 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 20.9 103% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 22.5 16% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 100%
External USB3.0 1TB 343 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 931GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 327 348 352 351 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 337 Write 323 Mixed 327 SusWrite 312 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 41.9 136% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 192 133% 162 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 91%
External USB3.0 500GB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 191GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 356 357 355 356 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 303 Write 358 Mixed 327 SusWrite 355 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 39.2 130% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 99.1 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 138 106% 141 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 86%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 209 208 206 208 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 208 Mixed 131 SusWrite 207 252% 186 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 1.6 400% 4.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 2 225% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 147 147 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 165 Write 175 Mixed 120 SusWrite 147 205% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 86%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 149 149 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 236 Mixed 143 SusWrite 149 250% 189 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 1.6 389% 4.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 4.6 DQ Mixed 2 229% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 120%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 149 149 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 219 Mixed 137 SusWrite 149 237% 177 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 1.5 408% 4.83 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 4.5 DQ Mixed 1.8 218% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 64GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.7 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 46.5 SC Mixed 31.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,826x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,369x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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	757x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16