MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	152% 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	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '24 at 02:06
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 782 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 17,450 User benchmarks, average bench 145% Gigabyte(1458 4112) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	152% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 193 Parallax 237 174% 214 fps	MRender 271 Gravity 167 Splatting 124 146% 187 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 156%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 183 89 100 85 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 392 Write 410 Mixed 337 SusWrite 140 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 27.8 112% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 181 139% 193 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 88%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 236GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 411 411 416 420 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 398 Mixed 227 SusWrite 414 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 30.3 113% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 124 131% 219 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 706GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 2049 1584 1515 1496 1513 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,271 Write 2,156 Mixed 1,707 SusWrite 1,678 439% 1,953 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 65 205% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 860 635% 840 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 410%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 738GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 123 122 122 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 141 Write 137 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 121 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.4 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns

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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	60	34"	1280 720	DELD12C DELL S3422DWG

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,254x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16