MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '22 at 00:55
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 124 2-Core 232 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 758 71% 591 Pts	64-Core 992 61% 992 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80% 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	67% Good	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 86.1 Parallax 83.5 63% 82.3 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 82.5 Splatting 86.7 75% 92.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 142 147 142 144 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 443 Write 308 Mixed 329 SusWrite 163 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 32.6 116% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 244 185% 247 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 34GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 145 145 145 145 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 385 Write 345 Mixed 335 SusWrite 164 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 25.4 83% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 115 97% 141 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 257GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 113 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 156 Write 156 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 111 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 32 34 39 34 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 82 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 34.2 31% 42 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.3 85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.9% 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: 96 97 96 98 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 83.6 Write 81.5 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 96.8 99% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.3% 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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 22 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.4% 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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,827x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,207x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16