MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	310% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 01:47
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 992 100% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,294 80% 1,294 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 104% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 127 Splatting 105 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.34% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.7 Parallax 8.78 7% 10 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.83 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.34% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 861 866 868 858 861 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,414 Write 993 Mixed 1,481 SusWrite 937 323% 1,456 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 93.8 320% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,115 DQ Mixed 513 591% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 372%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 112GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 189 138 147 131 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 409 Write 422 Mixed 359 SusWrite 153 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 22.9 129% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 0.2 71% 170 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 191 194 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 174 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 192 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 458GB free Firmware: JE3AD70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 90 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 83.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 89 55% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 30.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 83%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,231x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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