MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	360% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '23 at 21:20
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$253 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 940 92% 756 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 144 Parallax 132 109% 137 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 182,136 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 51 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 3,652 Write 56.3 Mixed 101 SusWrite 49.2 201% 965 MB/s	4K Read 521 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 5.9 799% 177 MB/s
Poor: 278% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 508%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$81 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 177 174 177 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 152 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 172 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 870GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 136 137 136 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 83.8 Write 112 Mixed 64 SusWrite 136 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 71%
G-tech ArmorATD 2TB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 38.7 Mixed 20 SusWrite 38 24% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$48 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 21.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 107%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,357x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,079x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,862x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,565x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,400x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,234x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	700x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	486x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	361x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	395x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	324x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $668

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