MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '20 at 01:12
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 236 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 806 74% 621 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 148 Parallax 136 120% 144 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 131 Splatting 93.1 86% 106 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$189 3,261 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,668 Write 1,844 Mixed 1,636 384% 1,716 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 58.7 206% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1,036 775% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 191% Great: 337%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 42GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 327 341 347 345 343 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 348 Write 330 Mixed 240 SusWrite 339 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 13.8 93% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 86.3 108% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 192GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 438 440 442 437 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 389 Mixed 382 SusWrite 438 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 46.9 154% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 338 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 143 148 147 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 96.8 Write 146 Mixed 68 SusWrite 146 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 87%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 59GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 101 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 100 Mixed 77 SusWrite 101 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 476GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 94 95 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 162 Write 136 Mixed 72 SusWrite 94.4 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 97%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 32GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 40.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41 52% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 23.5 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,282x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,022x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,212x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16