MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 00:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 880 86% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,088 67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2281) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 190 Parallax 222 161% 203 fps	MRender 251 Gravity 195 Splatting 165 162% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingdian S280 480GB 2,297 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 51GB free Firmware: S0226A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 192 9.6 8.8 46 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 480 Write 161 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 61.9 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 46% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 128%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 128GB free Firmware: CS900P13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 142 138 140 146 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.9% Poor	Read 157 Write 80 Mixed 71 SusWrite 143 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 7.2 41% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 96%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 25 39 45 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 38.1 Mixed 121 SusWrite 37.2 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 8.3 1,968% 12.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 160%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 415GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 168 Write 40.7 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 42.4 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GB 1,098 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.9 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	30	36.1"	1280 720	TCL0000 65S421

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,278x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16