MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 07:37
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 892 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.46 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 158 Parallax 130 113% 142 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 76 70 57 73 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 373 Write 240 Mixed 101 SusWrite 77.6 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 22.5 119% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 25.4 53% 110 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 256GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 120 121 120 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 132 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 119 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 109%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 37 38 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 37 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 37 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 203% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 86%

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 @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 28.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 83%

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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) - $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