MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211118
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 04:03
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 764 84% 663 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 157 Parallax 140 108% 143 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 103 Splatting 90.3 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 422 Mixed 386 96% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 37.9 126% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 262 195% 266 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 171GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 135 115 107 110 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 270 Write 356 Mixed 148 SusWrite 130 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 40.6 4K Mixed 20.6 100% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 75.2 104% 197 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 119%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 149GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 405 401 421 418 416 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 404 Mixed 260 SusWrite 410 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 34 114% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 227 174% 245 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 119%
Hitachi HDS721064CLA332 1TB 180GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 409 406 428 426 432 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 486 Write 428 Mixed 430 SusWrite 417 328% 440 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 39.4 6,890% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 261 2,408% 264 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB 12,209 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 24.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 114%

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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	144	31.5"	1280 720	AUS32B1 ASUS XG32V

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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	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,012x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,370x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,208x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16