MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^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 below expectations (13^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 201 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 502 57% 447 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Gigabyte(1458 3FC8) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.6% Good	Lighting 83.4 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 67.2 68% 76.2 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 62.8 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 314 317 319 330 305 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 382 Mixed 370 SusWrite 311 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 38.1 129% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 293 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 125%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 99GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 218 203 202 163 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 419 Write 309 Mixed 293 SusWrite 193 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 31.7 119% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 288 221% 304 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 117%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 931GB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1337 1347 1380 1405 1411 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 848 Write 1,406 Mixed 902 SusWrite 1,342 256% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 53.2 187% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 798 581% 750 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 299%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 383GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 80 81 79 81 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 65.1 Write 59.6 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 77.8 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 15.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 107%

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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	8	6	60	31.5"	1280 720	LHC0315 XQ315

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) - $128

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	630x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	556x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	292x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	270x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	193x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	82x
XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBAdata $60Bench 216%, 15,626 samples	81x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	65x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	56x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $554

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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