MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '20 at 07:21
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$219 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 821 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 139 Parallax 120 100% 127 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 125 Splatting 103 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 119 114 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 383 Write 138 Mixed 193 SusWrite 117 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.5 164% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 158 122% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 223GB free Firmware: SBFM60.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 126 100 98 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 474 Write 446 Mixed 364 SusWrite 161 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 36.3 144% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 203 185% 280 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 62GB free Firmware: 0C3K87RA SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 125 105 89 53 89 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 474 Write 436 Mixed 325 SusWrite 132 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 29.1 120% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 124 111% 172 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 184 185 185 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 186GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 97 100 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 112 Write 55.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 98.9 62% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 65GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 67 59 55 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 60 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 59.6 35% 48.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 859B BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 84%

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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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
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: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16