MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '23 at 05:07
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 814 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 1034 64% 1034 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C72C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 176 Parallax 183 149% 181 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 161 Splatting 130 131% 165 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0120B SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 375 387 394 392 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 422 Write 365 Mixed 347 SusWrite 377 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 15.8 84% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 24.7 68% 139 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 104%
SHGP31-2000GM 2TB 2,208 User benchmarks, average bench 335% 544GB free Firmware: 31060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1615 1432 1401 1423 1373 1335 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,390 Write 1,515 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 1,430 386% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 67.4 223% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,017 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 872 668% 910 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 446%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 142 137 141 139 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 398 Write 302 Mixed 264 SusWrite 152 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 18.1 72% 24.9 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 71.9 DQ Mixed 40.4 44% 75.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 613GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 131 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 130 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 130 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 113%
Samsung J3 Portable 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 713GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 101 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 54.2 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 99.7 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 3,055 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.5% 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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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,276x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,020x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16