MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 20:53
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 269 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,006 98% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2825 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.3% Good	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 203 Parallax 144 44% 134 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 182 Splatting 117 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 82 52 45 83 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 426 Write 72 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 60.2 33% 155 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 12.6 54% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 57.8 DQ Mixed 18.9 35% 71.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 70%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 203GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 222 225 230 227 223 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 280 Mixed 280 SusWrite 219 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 47.4 178% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 256 196% 268 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 690GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 95 95 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 177 Write 158 Mixed 90 SusWrite 95 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 109%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 892GB free Firmware: 0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 96 96 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 100 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 96 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 100%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 117 118 111 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 118 Write 136 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 117 152% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 58GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 9.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 40 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 8.6 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 739GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.5 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 37 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 8.7 36% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 518GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 36.2 Mixed 29 SusWrite 8.5 36% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 85GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 8.8 40% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 50%
ST350041 8AS 500GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 44GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 39.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 8.8 38% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43BB2-CRC 2x8GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 25.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 104%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,003x
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	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
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: $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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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