MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	110% 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	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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 04:46
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 864 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 195 Parallax 193 146% 189 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 174 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 306 292 289 290 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 417 Mixed 368 SusWrite 310 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.5 184% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 103 143% 262 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 152GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 342 419 335 371 375 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 442 Mixed 318 SusWrite 380 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.5 160% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 265 220% 317 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 701GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 75 76 77 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 190 Write 87.8 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 75.9 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 83%

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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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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	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,006x
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	690x
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	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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