MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	256% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

1 month ago, 12 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 20:15
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$129 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 684 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Lighting 51.5 Reflection 48.6 Parallax 64.5 42% 54.9 fps	MRender 47.9 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 34 35% 44.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1840 1737 1739 1664 1226 591 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,344 Write 1,488 Mixed 1424 SusWrite 1,466 324% 1,431 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 66.4 216% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 918 DQ Mixed 1,028 769% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 365%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 404GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1959 808 622 623 622 622 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,161 Write 2,046 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 876 360% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 69.4 227% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,215 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 1,090 816% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 734GB free Firmware: AP18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 178 172 172 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 140 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 173 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 29.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

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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	67	55	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0D6F U28E570

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,271x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,017x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16