MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	142% 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	311% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 23:45
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 153 2-Core 316 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 993 99% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,270 79% 1,270 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 206 Parallax 197 148% 195 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 217 Splatting 138 160% 205 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 174%
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 372C) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 26.8 Parallax 32.5 31% 32.5 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 33.5 29% 35.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1992 774 583 590 591 592 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,497 Write 2,309 Mixed 1,576 SusWrite 853 404% 1,809 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 91.4 304% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,557 DQ Write 1,350 DQ Mixed 1,428 1,078% 1,445 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 340%
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 334GB free Firmware: SAFC12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 391 149 174 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 476 Mixed 363 SusWrite 256 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.9 166% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 203 187% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 208GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 484 481 481 483 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 472 Mixed 400 SusWrite 483 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 65.5 227% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 489GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 479 324 230 250 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 463 Mixed 382 SusWrite 335 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 41.9 160% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 325 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 132 130 132 131 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 88 SusWrite 130 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 31.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 31.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,248x
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	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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