MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.7% 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	171% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '20 at 11:16
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	OMN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 139 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 872 82% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 114 Parallax 103 88% 108 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 88.7 76% 94 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 492GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 982 933 564 548 706 750 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 1,304 Mixed 630 SusWrite 747 181% 795 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 54.7 191% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 1,088 802% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 310%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 554GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 878 898 891 887 615 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,047 Write 912 Mixed 652 SusWrite 833 193% 861 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.1 196% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 455 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 515 404% 550 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 445%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 57GB free Firmware: HPDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 110 109 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 109 Write 96.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 110 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 393% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 115 115 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 154 Write 116 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 114 151% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 169% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 125%

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Gaming 55%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,250x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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