MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	41% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	6.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 21:45
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 824 76% 634 Pts	64-Core 1075 66% 1075 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 147 Parallax 135 111% 139 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 142 Splatting 123 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$54 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 28 2 17 1.5 6.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 441 Write 365 Mixed 201 SusWrite 20.4 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 10.6 62% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 66 DQ Mixed 40 43% 72.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 55%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 138GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 463 466 471 468 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 468 Mixed 447 SusWrite 466 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.7 200% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 295 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 194 199 198 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 174 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 198 109% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 23.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 24.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 19: 1R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	21%	43	112	8	60	27"	1920 1080	ACR02CA S271HL

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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