MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 112% 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '20 at 04:54
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 820 86% 692 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 167 Parallax 168 141% 169 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 151 Splatting 109 122% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
S405S240G 240GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 139 106 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 475 Write 378 Mixed 316 SusWrite 137 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 11.7 99% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 17.6 48% 101 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%
Adata SU650 480GB-$89 17,796 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 292GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 473 481 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 488 Mixed 417 SusWrite 480 105% 463 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 50.3 196% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 296 214% 274 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 555GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2457 2211 1434 1465 1460 1455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	381% Outstanding	Read 2,633 Write 2,452 Mixed 1,863 SusWrite 1,747 488% 2,174 MB/s	4K Read 67.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 95.3 322% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,670 DQ Write 1,442 DQ Mixed 1,552 1,164% 1,555 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 410%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$58 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 610GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 104 105 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 156 Write 131 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 103 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 28.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 102%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,287x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,023x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,835x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,213x

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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
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: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16