MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	126% 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	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '22 at 12:38
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 59.5 2-Core 90.2 49% 75.1 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 216 24% 187 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 289 Parallax 190 138% 216 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 186 Splatting 129 122% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 181 161 184 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 397 Write 218 Mixed 205 SusWrite 175 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 16.5 4K Mixed 19 70% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 88.4 85% 141 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC56 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 192 205 200 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 151 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 191 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 65 64 71 74 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 10.7 Write 55.8 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 70.8 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 22.6 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 88.9 45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 89%

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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	5,286x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,023x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,835x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,546x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,373x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,213x

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	356x

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