MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '23 at 22:01
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 451 59% 443 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 66.8 57% 70 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 65.3 55% 67 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$29 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 365 366 377 355 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 458 Mixed 434 SusWrite 346 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 39.6 197% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 250 218% 324 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 1x8GB 938 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 13.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 57%

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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	24	3	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,283x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,022x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,373x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,212x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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