MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '22 at 13:38
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

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 i7-8700K-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 797 77% 631 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.65 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.6% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 90.6 Parallax 88.5 64% 86.1 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 83.8 Splatting 88.1 76% 94.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 268 141 142 140 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 469 Write 451 Mixed 325 SusWrite 196 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 38.1 138% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 216 169% 233 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 34GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 379 Write 298 Mixed 314 SusWrite 166 65% 289 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 28.2 94% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 115 97% 141 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 256GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 102 101 102 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 154 Write 148 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 101 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 107 106 104 112 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 111 Write 128 Mixed 114 SusWrite 103 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 399% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 89%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 747GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 81.4 Write 83.3 Mixed 34 SusWrite 96.4 99% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FAD1 4x8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,288x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,026x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,215x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16