MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	169% 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	99.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). 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	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 01:56
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 642 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 655 41% 655 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% EVGA(3842 3797) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4807 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Lighting 252 Reflection 220 Parallax 218 205% 230 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 170 Splatting 138 148% 188 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.8E SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 230 249 241 236 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 378 Mixed 315 SusWrite 262 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 49.3 165% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 200 181% 276 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 99%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 298GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 124 136 114 112 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 159 Write 142 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 124 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 4,694 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 35.8 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	9%	43	103	1	120	27"	1920 1080	ACR071C XB273K GP

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

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