MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	392% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 261 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 847 80% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 109% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 133 Splatting 107 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1914 1797 2153 2161 2155 2159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,725 Write 2,214 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 2,056 477% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 88.1 314% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,458 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 1,332 1,010% 1,359 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 393%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 223GB free Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 258 135 134 128 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 488 Write 418 Mixed 377 SusWrite 201 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 21.4 96% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 33.4 83% 169 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 185 181 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 174 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 183 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	67.8% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 97%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,003x
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	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16