MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.4% 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	74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '24 at 03:04
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 81.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 673 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 39.4 32% 40.3 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 28.5 28% 35 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3Z40107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 9.9 10 37 401 17 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 496 Write 417 Mixed 388 SusWrite 140 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 27.4 118% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 46.7 90% 173 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 149 144 151 153 145 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 89.6 Write 125 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 147 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 224% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-UD4-2133 04CD F4-2133C15-4GNT 8C26 TIMETEC-UD4-2133 04CD F4-2133C15-4GNT 16GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns

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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	60	27"	1280 720	SAM71A0 LS27A70

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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	5,271x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,015x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,829x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16