MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	318% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '24 at 06:52
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 815 78% 645 Pts	64-Core 995 62% 995 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7800-XT 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 180% XFX(1EAE 7801) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 248 Parallax 478 192% 320 fps	MRender 312 Gravity 274 Splatting 273 233% 286 fps
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB 3,869 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2006 2086 1592 1551 1542 1545 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,426 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,833 SusWrite 1,720 462% 2,054 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76 246% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 906 666% 882 MB/s
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 357%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 460GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 481 463 433 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 449 SusWrite 449 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 58.9 193% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Samsung MZ7L37T6HBLA-00A07 7.5TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2TB free Firmware: JXTC304Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 481 463 456 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 448 SusWrite 472 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 47.8 159% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.9% Above average	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 120%

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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	68	56	165	31.5"	2560 1440	GSM7766 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	5,275x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,020x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
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	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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