MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 23:37
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 965 97% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,269 78% 1,269 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 204 Parallax 195 148% 194 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 179 Splatting 121 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47 6,576 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 123 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 42 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21510357403 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 59 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 40 257698037799 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 588421136546 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1367 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1930 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1258 (F2) Unknown 253 253 403 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	53.9% Above average	Read 488 Write 175 Mixed 33.9 50% 232 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 2.93 66% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 2.94 37% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 66 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494235431 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 131 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 147 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 44 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 131 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 131 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 167505035301 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	77.4% Very good	Read 172 Write 97.9 Mixed 152 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.08 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 34% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x16GB 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 131%

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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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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,230x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	686x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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