MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '24 at 11:18
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 as expected (49^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 249 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 652 73% 573 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8810) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.4% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 110 Parallax 112 99% 114 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 94.7 Splatting 82.2 82% 103 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 427 Write 423 Mixed 277 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 38.6 135% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 178 184% 300 MB/s

Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 332GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 83 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 440 Write 409 Mixed 351 SusWrite 134 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 37.5 127% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 121%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$32 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 331GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 78 78 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 87 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 77.9 66% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.3% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 23 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 92%

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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	69	57	60	33.1"	1280 720	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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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 $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 $250	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