MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	32.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	36.1% Below average	Memory 58.4 1-Core 34.7 2-Core 49.2 33% 47.4 Pts	4-Core 77.4 8-Core 111 12% 94.1 Pts	64-Core 184 11% 184 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 54.3 Parallax 132 37% 77.4 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 124 Splatting 101 86% 105 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 9.6 129 125 116 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 388 Write 329 Mixed 221 SusWrite 117 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 9.9 38% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 40.1 46% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 55%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 189 192 194 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 199 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 191 108% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 454GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 99 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 94.8 Write 93.3 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 99.3 115% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 63%
WD My Passport Essential 750GB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 545GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 32 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 32 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 33.5 42% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB 1,246 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.2% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 15.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 4.2 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.5 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 84%

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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	3,005x
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	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

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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