MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 17:46
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 256 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 818 78% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1002 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.68% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 9.6 Parallax 8.4 6% 8.43 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 11.3 8% 9.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.68% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 190 Parallax 181 140% 181 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 177 Splatting 122 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,397 Write 2,223 Mixed 1765 474% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 71.7 233% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 893 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 741 548% 731 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 454 Mixed 407 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 52.3 173% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 346 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$144 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 461 468 469 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 470 Mixed 425 SusWrite 466 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 50.4 168% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 128%
Netac OnlyDisk 8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 3700 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.3 3.4 4.1 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	5.02% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 0.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 3.7 6% 7.23 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 18% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.02% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZR 2x31.5GB 2,368 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.4 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 136%

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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	69	58	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5A5F 27MP65

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	5,279x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
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 $139Bench 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	759x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $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