MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.2% 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	131% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211115
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '24 at 00:55
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 81.9 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 509 57% 448 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FFE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 105 Parallax 121 98% 115 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 112 Splatting 102 102% 128 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 54 57 55 55 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,280 Write 901 Mixed 827 SusWrite 113 173% 780 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 79.7 4K Mixed 50.6 170% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 567 DQ Mixed 215 230% 372 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 209%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 20GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 481 Write 461 Mixed 440 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 46.4 153% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$44 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 314GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 73 72 73 72 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 80.3 Write 77.3 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 72.4 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 63%
Kingston SKC2000M8500G 500GB 123GB free Firmware: S2681101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 696 697 698 693 695 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 31GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 61.7 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 73.2 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 362GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 85 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 81 Write 81.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 84.2 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KF3200C16D4/8GX KHX2666C16/8G KF3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 98%

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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	66	54	144	27"	1280 720	SAM0F58 C27JG5x

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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 PC PRO (MS-7B49) - $128

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	635x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	560x
Core i5-8400Intel $120Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	270x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	195x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	82x
XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBAdata $60Bench 216%, 15,626 samples	81x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	57x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $549

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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