MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 01:04
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 below expectations (8^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 66.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 269 84% 158 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 792 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 57 31 31 38 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 361 Write 68.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 52.3 30% 137 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 29 4K Mixed 22.1 80% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 89.1 DQ Mixed 33.9 50% 96.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 181 181 178 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 190 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 180 106% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 1x8GB 1,398 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 51%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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