MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 05:28
Run Duration	105 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 26.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 207 57% 115 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 557 57% 461 Pts	64-Core 1,013 63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3794) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 101 Reflection 114 Parallax 90.8 82% 102 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 101 Splatting 90 74% 90.7 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 101%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 633GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 88 85 110 111 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 152 Write 132 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 103 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 13.4 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 5.6 18% 6.23 GB/s	Latency 279 14% 279 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 100%

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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%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,270x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,014x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
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

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16