MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 00:17
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 696 77% 605 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 401E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.1% Very good	Lighting 84.5 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 110 69% 90.9 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 70.5 75% 95.5 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-120 120GB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 39 83 27 57 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 393 Write 240 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 57.8 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 14.3 4K Mixed 17.6 31% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 95 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 166 120% 153 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 91%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 33GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,271 Write 747 Mixed 122 155% 713 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 35.8 116% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 70.4 DQ Mixed 118 104% 163 MB/s
Poor: 118% Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 917GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 138 137 138 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 137 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 75%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 657GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 83 84 82 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 51.7 Mixed 53 SusWrite 82 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%
Mass Storage Device 256GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 23GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 41 Write 41.1 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 40.8 56% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 12.1 846% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 15 1,115% 15 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 443 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 24 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 18 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 86%

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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: 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	8	6	144	27"	1280 720	IVM664A PL2760H

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,246x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	690x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16