MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 837 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5751 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.4% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 114 Parallax 107 84% 108 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 125 Splatting 107 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 457 461 424 477 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 478 Mixed 382 SusWrite 451 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 46.6 166% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 274 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
Sandisk Extreme Pro 55AF 2TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 1084 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 231 208 210 207 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 319 Write 369 Mixed 341 SusWrite 220 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 29.5 93% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 188 140% 183 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 134 137 132 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 120 Write 134 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 134 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 107%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.39% Terrible	Read 14.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.1 6% 6.22 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.39% Great: 7%

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)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 107%

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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	3,004x
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	478x
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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16