MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.5% 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	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 894 83% 693 Pts	64-Core 1141 71% 1141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.5% Outstanding	Lighting 111 Reflection 130 Parallax 96.6 90% 112 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 126 Splatting 107 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 86 20 79 68 53 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.9% Above average	Read 262 Write 96.7 Mixed 208 SusWrite 85.2 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 27.7 114% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 116 115% 184 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 298GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 316 315 320 307 307 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 2,210 Write 302 Mixed 505 SusWrite 314 180% 833 MB/s	4K Read 71 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.1 114% 25.7 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 198 196 198 194 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 150 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 197 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 22.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 90%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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