MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 13:53
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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-$179 746,287 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 (14^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 205 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 767 69% 584 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 139 Parallax 128 104% 131 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 424 Mixed 375 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 91.4 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 0.7 13% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$110 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 483GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 484 483 491 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 484 Mixed 414 SusWrite 486 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 66 221% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 432GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 47 47 47 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 130 Write 63.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 53 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 109%
QNAP TR-004 DISK00 32TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 21.5TB free, PID 0013 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 51 39 26 28 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 58.7 Mixed 41 SusWrite 36.1 61% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24.4 78% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 107%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,313x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,051x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,845x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,550x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,385x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16