MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	65% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (26%). 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	16 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 17:34
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$300 701,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 237 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 606 66% 510 Pts	64-Core 794 53% 794 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$138 1,234,782 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65% Good	Lighting 80.5 Reflection 89.9 Parallax 80.5 65% 83.6 fps	MRender 76.9 Gravity 81.1 Splatting 82.6 65% 80.2 fps
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$92 849,566 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 54 57 61 55 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 364 Mixed 376 SusWrite 96.4 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 49.7 164% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 123%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 80,042 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 159GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 558 332 228 652 477 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,525 Write 1449 Mixed 1,199 SusWrite 547 264% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 70.1 234% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1037 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 417 421% 692 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 322%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$80 117,982 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 646GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 128 131 132 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 144 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 130 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 83%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$53 63,631 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 594GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 174 175 177 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 121 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 175 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 111%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 486,336 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 211GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 58 57 57 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 121 Write 111 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 56.5 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 70%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$70 129,847 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 959GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 136 136 133 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 170 Write 147 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 135 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x16GB 5,453 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 28 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 112%

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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: 4R 4G 12B (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%	28%	72	276	201	144	24.1"	1920 1080	SAM0F91 LC24RG50

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Gaming 57%

Gunboat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 52%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 90%, 701,217 samples	8,207x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 255,011 samples	5,050x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 308,674 samples	3,348x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,300,415 samples	3,092x
GTX 1080Nvidia $500Bench 105%, 915,325 samples	2,418x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,234,782 samples	2,278x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 758,178 samples	1,272x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 551,205 samples	859x
A400 240GBKingston $34Bench 66%, 397,594 samples	728x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 82%, 576,174 samples	1,582x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 576,559 samples	696x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $58Bench 82%, 164,868 samples	598x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $991

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $342	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16