MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	12.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	323% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 05:28
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$200 349,567 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 (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 906 89% 728 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Nvidia(10DE 11E6) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 525 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Lighting 15.6 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 14.8 13% 13.5 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 17.2 Splatting 15.6 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1693 1714 1734 1732 1732 1075 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 1,859 Write 1763 Mixed 1,378 SusWrite 1,613 372% 1,653 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 95.2 328% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 436 509% 873 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 311%
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 240GB 4,783 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 171GB free Firmware: SBFM71.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 77 78 82 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 303 Write 103 Mixed 301 SusWrite 138 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 30.6 137% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 162 156% 244 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 815GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 126 123 125 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 82.3 Write 57 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 124 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 84%
hp v220w 32GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 5a07 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 12 14 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	7.82% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 7.5 Mixed 7.3 SusWrite 12.8 15% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.82% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$115 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.9 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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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	12	10	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F2A ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,260x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,009x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,826x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,369x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,206x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $702

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16