MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	93.8% 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	297% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 17:57
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 779 81% 649 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 109 Parallax 112 96% 113 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 103 Splatting 92.5 88% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 655 664 664 655 656 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 2343 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 706 387% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 89 297% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,549 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 1,389 1,033% 1,376 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 340%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 216GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 153 169 145 166 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 493 Mixed 366 SusWrite 189 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42 160% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 190 187% 297 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 95%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 117GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 171 169 169 170 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 383 SusWrite 187 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.1 158% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 187 184% 294 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 179 178 179 180 183 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 130 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 177 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 114%
WD i HDS72 External 2TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 794GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 40.7 Write 41.8 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 42 56% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 103% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 29.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 31.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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	7	4	60	72.3"	1280 720	GSM0001 LG TV

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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	5,247x
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	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $274	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