MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	150% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '23 at 11:55
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 805 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 989 61% 989 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 406E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 246 Parallax 282 218% 265 fps	MRender 309 Gravity 226 Splatting 169 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 567GB free (System drive) Firmware: 005C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 95 96 99 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,426 Write 1,418 Mixed 976 SusWrite 224 226% 1,011 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 51.9 171% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 622 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 424 359% 526 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 297GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 467 468 476 473 477 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 472 Mixed 377 SusWrite 468 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 49 156% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 77GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 179 75 71 69 65 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 484 Write 461 Mixed 385 SusWrite 152 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 42.8 145% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 121%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 79GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 118 119 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 59 SusWrite 118 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 16GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.6% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 86%

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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	71	59	144	27"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix MAG27C

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,298x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,034x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,840x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,377x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	694x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16