MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.6% 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	283% 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	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	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '24 at 05:02
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 131 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 852 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,045 65% 1,045 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 1454) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 37.3 30% 37.9 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 26.6 27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 27,673 User benchmarks, average bench 385% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: P7CR402 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 1214 764 1011 1185 1192 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,579 Write 2,329 Mixed 1,512 SusWrite 1,169 424% 1,897 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 72.7 233% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 967 DQ Write 652 DQ Mixed 854 626% 825 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 537%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$48 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 56GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 94 93 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 98.7 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 94.5 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 86%
WD WD43PURZ-85BWPY0 4TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 494GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 93 97 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 112 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 94.6 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.4 178% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x16GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 145%

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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	55	60	31.5"	1280 720	VSCC336 VX3211-4K

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $177Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,335x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,074x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,853x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,560x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,393x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,230x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	698x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	361x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	395x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	324x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353