MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


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 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	11.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 20:32
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 i5-8600-$187 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 716 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 67.6 59% 71.3 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 67.1 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 616GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1211A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 415 424 423 421 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 502 Write 406 Mixed 373 SusWrite 372 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 24.2 115% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 34.9 82% 163 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 211 206 204 209 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 150 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 207 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 1x16GB 512 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 12.3 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 0P 1R 3G 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
17%	35%	20	182	13	60	24"	1920 1017	BNQ78ED BenQ GL2480

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,287x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,023x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,835x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,547x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,374x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,213x

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 $86Bench 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: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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