MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 19:59
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 734 73% 593 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Lighting 94.4 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 85.6 77% 90.4 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 72.2 71% 89 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 377 354 340 333 324 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 458 Mixed 342 SusWrite 350 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48.6 176% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 346 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 361GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 459 451 460 457 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 456 SusWrite 458 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.2 212% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Toshiba Q Series Pro 256GB-$109 1,725 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 65GB free Firmware: JTRA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 145 195 114 125 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 442 Mixed 421 SusWrite 167 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 43.5 146% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 302 231% 314 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 27.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 26: 4R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
26%	30%	20	195	19	60	23.8"	1920 1080	ACR072B KA242Y

History: Score 24: 3R 2G 3B | Score 26: 4R 2G 0B

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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	3,005x
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	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
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 $40Bench 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