MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 134% 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	150% 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.
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.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 15:37
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 886 92% 740 Pts	64-Core 881 54% 881 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 221 Parallax 223 166% 216 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 206 Splatting 140 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 907GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 470 474 486 492 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 489 Mixed 470 SusWrite 478 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 65.7 227% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 56GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 414 Write 81.5 Mixed 125 SusWrite 76.7 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 92.1 69% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 70%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 119GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 358 370 365 359 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 364 Mixed 278 SusWrite 363 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 43.2 177% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 318 242% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,686 Write 2177 Mixed 1,481 468% 2,115 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 85.2 303% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,474 DQ Write 1,448 DQ Mixed 1,519 1,125% 1,480 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 286 286 287 287 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 412 SusWrite 305 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.8 232% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 35.2 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

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

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,267x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $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: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16