MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	198% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '22 at 14:35
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 450 59% 441 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 127 Parallax 113 88% 116 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 108 Splatting 98.5 85% 105 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000H1 128GB 8,655 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 166 164 165 165 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,563 Write 744 Mixed 586 SusWrite 177 168% 767 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 81.3 287% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 883 DQ Write 748 DQ Mixed 715 563% 782 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 317%
SSD 1TB 1TB 2,981 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 762GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 388 398 399 403 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 405 Mixed 360 SusWrite 390 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 25.8 135% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 38.7 84% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 209%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 207GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 61 61 61 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 64.4 Write 39.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 60.4 40% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G3H1R 2x4GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 22.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 22.1 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 76%

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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	60	23.5"	1280 720	IVM6137 PL2474H

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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	5,275x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,020x
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	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $45	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