MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	93.2% 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	53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 07:09
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 46.9 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 129 47% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 405 52% 394 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.2% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 125 Parallax 115 94% 119 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 123 Splatting 108 91% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 51 40 55 19 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 404 Write 264 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 42.6 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 17.2 91% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 33.9 66% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 408GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 107 92 83 114 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 58.9 Write 105 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 105 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 161% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 90%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 182 169 184 177 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 167 Mixed 69 SusWrite 175 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 17.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 13.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 173 23% 173 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 154%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 8R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	29%	63	291	215	144	27"	1920 1080	AOC2701 27G1G4

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,234x
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