MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 19:38
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 904 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 121 Parallax 123 103% 124 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 121 Splatting 97.3 91% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,590 Write 2,018 Mixed 1,458 448% 2,022 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 90.2 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,118 DQ Write 1,073 DQ Mixed 1,075 813% 1,089 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 189GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 490 489 491 491 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 416 SusWrite 491 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.4 209% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 30 15 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 157 Write 36.5 Mixed 57 SusWrite 25.1 74% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.1 179% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB 14,907 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 29.1 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 33.8 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 45.7 88% 45.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,246x
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	690x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $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 $177	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