MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	108% 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	88.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 08:29
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 42.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 221 68% 131 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 661 71% 564 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% PNY(196E 1336) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 149 Parallax 180 104% 152 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 153 Splatting 110 120% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 352 443 457 431 386 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 418 Write 342 Mixed 390 SusWrite 380 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 24.3 112% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 345 261% 351 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 364 453 470 466 430 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 447 Mixed 336 SusWrite 400 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.4 175% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 82 82 57 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 340 Write 310 Mixed 245 SusWrite 87 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 17.5 73% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 137 134% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 169 172 172 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 160 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 168 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 6.5 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 191 21% 191 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 44%

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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 $95Bench 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 $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 $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