MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	219% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 07:05
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 136 2-Core 281 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 850 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.1% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 80.4 64% 82.9 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 82.3 79% 98.4 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 330 312 318 314 319 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,939 Write 1470 Mixed 1085 SusWrite 352 269% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 75.9 262% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 754 DQ Mixed 934 679% 886 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 280%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 173GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 131 150 124 112 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 991 Write 1,725 Mixed 1,107 SusWrite 290 232% 1,028 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 66.5 221% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 832 616% 801 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 305%
Seagate ST8000AS0022-1WL17Z 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7.5TB free Firmware: SN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 179 179 176 178 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 124 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 171 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 193 192 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 136 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 194 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 118%

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,647 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,281x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
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	1,211x

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	355x

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 $37Bench 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 $490	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