MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	221% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 04:10
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 140 68% 110 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 768 74% 610 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 181 Reflection 187 Parallax 202 148% 190 fps	Gravity 179 Splatting 128 132% 154 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 109 112 114 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,692 Write 1,343 Mixed 1,254 SusWrite 189 249% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 90.2 307% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 314 441% 803 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 295%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 294 295 294 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 483 Mixed 406 SusWrite 310 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 58.5 192% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 544GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 115 116 117 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 113 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 127 131 129 123 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 76 Write 125 Mixed 68 SusWrite 122 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 223% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 28.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 25.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 105%

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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%

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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	3,002x
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 $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

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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