MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	16.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 211 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 631 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 15.5 Reflection 26.4 Parallax 20.4 13% 20.8 fps	MRender 27.8 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 23.8 24% 30 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,134 Write 22.1 Mixed 46.2 1,002% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 562 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 23,526% 188 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 160%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 380GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 22.6 Write 74.2 Mixed 33.7 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 128GB free Firmware: SBFME1.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 289 Write 236 Mixed 208 183% 244 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 29 5,254% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 204 2,174% 273 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 66 71 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 48.9 Write 87.1 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 72.1 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 140% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 71%
WD Blue 320GB (2010)-$40 13,720 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 258GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 95 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 63.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 95.3 51% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FE 2x8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.9% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%

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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%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,264x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: $675

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16