MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (12%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 23:52
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$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 as expected (45^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 78 1-Core 122 2-Core 240 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 669 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3783) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 203 Parallax 194 178% 205 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 152 Splatting 123 134% 171 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 51GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 93 139 92 92 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 409 Write 253 Mixed 226 SusWrite 97.5 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 48.3 4K Mixed 19.6 76% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 31.9 68% 138 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 78%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 136GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 447 504 506 502 507 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,265 Write 910 Mixed 201 SusWrite 528 212% 976 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 65.9 242% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 722 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 400 432% 710 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 318%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 32 42 41 44 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 13.5 Write 42.5 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 45.6 20% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 160GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 123 100 132 132 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 170 Write 127 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 131 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 875GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 113 113 113 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 111 134% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT16G4DFD8266.C16FN 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 84.3 48% 84.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 44: 3R 7G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	40%	45	103	2	60	31.5"	2560 1440	MSI3DA7 MSI MAG322CQR

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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