MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	102% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (45^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 816 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 1121 69% 1121 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 180 Parallax 164 139% 172 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 169 Splatting 120 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 307 311 311 304 311 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 315 Mixed 304 SusWrite 310 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.4 159% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 225 200% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 52GB free Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 176 177 176 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 466 Write 172 Mixed 195 SusWrite 176 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 13.7 122% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 77 83% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 183GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 143 140 141 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 100 Write 89.3 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 140 64% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 19.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 88%

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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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Gaming 55%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,230x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,817x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	686x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
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: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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