MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 20:27
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 237 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 569 64% 501 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.3% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 86 Parallax 77.4 65% 81.1 fps	MRender 54.6 Gravity 79.7 Splatting 71.5 57% 68.6 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 387 Write 383 Mixed 325 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 38.8 132% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Intel SSDSC2CW180A 500GB VH 6 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 39GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 250 219 216 212 209 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 398 Write 365 Mixed 358 SusWrite 242 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 40.5 131% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 98% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 242GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 95 89 81 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 89.6 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 416GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 100 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 78 Write 74.2 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 99.9 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 69%

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 way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.8% Average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 81.2 49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.8% 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%

Yacht

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	3,001x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $179	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