MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	16.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '24 at 08:42
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 243 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 471 63% 471 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti-$385 21,427 User benchmarks, average bench 145% Gigabyte(1458 4106) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte rtx 4060ti windforce oc CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 4500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 74.4 Reflection 203 Parallax 246 61% 174 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 173 Splatting 129 158% 204 fps
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 157%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6PP4M-256G-1006 256GB 1,500 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: A200806 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 319 254 212 171 186 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 103%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 75GB free Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 322 384 418 437 439 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 359 Write 448 Mixed 345 SusWrite 405 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 50.5 154% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 162 177% 297 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 20,788 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 441GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 140 139 141 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 167 Write 131 Mixed 90.6 SusWrite 140 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 1.2 28% 8.77 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 4.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 46%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 83GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 47 46 47 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 54.1 Write 62.4 Mixed 52 SusWrite 46.3 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 59%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 370GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 50.5 Write 36 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 40 50% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 48% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/4G 24GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.9 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 100%

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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	38	4	75	24.5"	1280 720	AOC2590 2590G5

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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	5,281x
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 $36Bench 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 $280	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 $490	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