MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '21 at 03:10
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 136 2-Core 248 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 786 74% 612 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5751 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 114 Parallax 113 85% 110 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 124 Splatting 107 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 396 457 425 474 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 478 Mixed 327 SusWrite 447 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 256 212% 305 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 121%
Sandisk Extreme Pro 55AF 2TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 1084 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 226 233 235 234 235 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 318 Write 379 Mixed 350 SusWrite 232 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 0.1 62% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 187 126% 155 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 135 134 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 115 Write 134 Mixed 39 SusWrite 134 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 107%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3 3 3.2 3.1 3.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Read 14.3 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.1 6% 6.05 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	5,247x
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 $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