MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	23 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 16:46
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8300-$79 2,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 212 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 289 45% 326 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 62.2 58% 68.5 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 69.8 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SC680 960GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 190GB free Firmware: 9102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 325 350 359 110 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 378 Write 350 Mixed 318 SusWrite 237 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 33.4 4K Mixed 17.4 65% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 79.7 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 37.9 45% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 66%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 683GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 93 100 106 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 142 Write 145 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 97.2 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 22GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.4 5.3 3.2 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 26.4 Write 2.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.9 8% 8.75 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.6 220% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series 2x8GB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.6% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% 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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,006x
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	690x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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