MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	88.7% 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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '24 at 21:31
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 128 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 812 81% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,034 64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 212 Parallax 129 103% 155 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 130 Splatting 116 99% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 352 282 326 326 278 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 491 Write 417 Mixed 232 SusWrite 317 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 48.7 4K Mixed 33.2 110% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 213 195% 300 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 856GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 177 178 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 167 Mixed 102 SusWrite 178 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 27.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.3% 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 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	54	24	240	24.5"	1280 720	DELA103 DELL AW2518HF

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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 $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,283x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,022x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,373x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,212x

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	356x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16