MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	84.7% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '24 at 17:47
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$180 746,287 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 (75^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 761 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 991 61% 991 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7600 865 User benchmarks, average bench 110% Asus(1043 05FB) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 161 Parallax 280 123% 197 fps	MRender 214 Gravity 179 Splatting 183 156% 192 fps
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 135%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 364 356 333 325 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 480 Write 405 Mixed 209 SusWrite 346 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 20.4 99% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 254 214% 311 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 177 179 175 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 173 Mixed 111 SusWrite 176 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 1,212 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 28 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 0P 5R 8G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	51%	41	332	58	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA103 DELL AW2518HF

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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 $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,032x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,837x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,216x

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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16