MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '18 at 00:22
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 866 91% 731 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5678) ≥ 4GB; EVGA 1070 TI Hybrid CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 134 Parallax 130 108% 132 fps	Gravity 127 Splatting 106 102% 117 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 435GB free Firmware: 16.0 Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 191 Write 188 Mixed 329 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 2.54 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 1.16 59% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 5.41 44% 94.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 88%
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 102GB free Firmware: VBM15D1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 15350 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3223 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 82 82 36 (B3) Unknown 98 98 192 (B4) Unknown 98 98 12864 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (E8) Unknown 82 82 168 (E9) Unknown 91 91 387192764	19.1% Very poor	Read 176 Write 36.4 Mixed 65.6 20% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 2.32 36% 8.42 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 34%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 1161 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 465 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3521946649657 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 22 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 12 (AE) Unknown 100 100 65 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 38 266287972389 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1546200023400 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3003 (EA) Unknown 100 100 10166 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4567 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6683 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
WD My Passport 2TB 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.6% Average	Read 94.9 Write 102 Mixed 73.9 115% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.22 72% 0.85 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB 3,476 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 31.9 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 30 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,231x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,818x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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