MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	216% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '19 at 19:31
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 75.2 1-Core 48.9 2-Core 77.7 45% 67.3 Pts	4-Core 127 8-Core 192 20% 160 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.1% Good	Lighting 56.3 Reflection 14.5 Parallax 175 46% 81.9 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 171 Splatting 119 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CUK 500GB 500GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 713 645 748 1243 1349 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,129 Write 1,416 Mixed 1,077 SusWrite 914 308% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 59.8 192% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 240 202% 294 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 335%
WL2000GSA6472E 2TB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free Firmware: 00.0NQ70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 130 134 137 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 137 Write 129 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 132 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x16GB 716 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 91%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,251x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16