MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	207% 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

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '23 at 18:11
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 633 73% 570 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 61 Reflection 63 Parallax 86 50% 70 fps	Gravity 72 Splatting 47.1 51% 59.5 fps
Poor: 46% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2300 NVMe 256GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1455 953 818 244 242 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,717 Write 1,511 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 659 286% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 61 201% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 864 633% 826 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 261%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 223GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 164 166 165 167 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 133 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 166 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 56GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 39 29 29 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 171 Write 39.8 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 35.3 80% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 2.2 110% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XW21KG-MIE-NX 1x8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	46.2% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 12.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 13.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 49%

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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: 0P 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	70	59	60	23"	1280 720	PHL08EB PHL 231B4Q

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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	5,272x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,017x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
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	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16