MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '24 at 10:18
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 835 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 167 Parallax 155 125% 159 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 156 Splatting 109 103% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 225GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 150 82 81 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 478 Mixed 436 SusWrite 158 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 47.4 156% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 128%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 75 53 3.5 10 3.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 312 Mixed 161 SusWrite 25 172% 235 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 903% 6.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 160%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 819GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 157 157 157 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 122 Write 135 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 158 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 04CB DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 23.1 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 101%

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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	58	240	27"	1280 720	SAM727D Odyssey G40B

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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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