MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	157% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '23 at 17:13
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 229 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 661 74% 584 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 8734) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.3% Excellent	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 116 Parallax 96.6 81% 104 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 87.8 Splatting 84.4 78% 98 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 596 46 362 288 77 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,057 Write 1,012 Mixed 910 SusWrite 382 188% 840 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 62.8 216% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 512 399% 537 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 253%
WD WD4003FFBX-68MU3 4TB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 1.5TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 127 133 128 131 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 118 Write 123 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 129 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 1.7 357% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 138%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 239GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 111 109 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 20.9 Write 34.5 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 110 42% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1.1 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 81%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 269GB free, PID 0c15 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 50.8 Write 35.7 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 36.9 51% 39 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 1x8GB 907 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	43.9% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 12.9 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 52%

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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	71	60	60	84.6"	1920 1080	SAM723F SAMSUNG

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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	5,266x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
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	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16