MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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	49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 21:05
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 863 84% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2382) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 221 Parallax 234 179% 225 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 215 Splatting 139 159% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$50 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 32 25 11 29 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 456 Write 346 Mixed 247 SusWrite 71.8 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 19.2 73% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 86.7 DQ Mixed 32.2 43% 78 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 55%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 187 190 186 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 192 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 188 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 04CB DDR4 2400 2OZ 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 24.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,826x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,369x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16