MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.6% 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	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	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.

High background CPU (28%). 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	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '24 at 07:05
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 395 53% 394 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 61.2 52% 64 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 61.9 53% 65 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 152GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 280 149 143 143 140 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 454 Write 468 Mixed 378 SusWrite 199 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 35.6 127% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 266 198% 260 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$33 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 865GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 99 104 130 151 149 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 163 Mixed 93 SusWrite 124 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x4GB 8,035 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 8: 0P 1R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	22%	18	210	57	60	7.2"	1280 720	SAM0505 SAMSUNG

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,280x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,833x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

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	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16