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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Boot Drive	255% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 20:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 265 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 797 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 310 309 310 311 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,453 Write 1,470 Mixed 1,000 SusWrite 356 291% 1,320 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 83.9 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 981 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,011 763% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 150 151 150 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 476 Mixed 402 SusWrite 180 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 56 192% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 349 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 103 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 103 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 748GB 450 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 319GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 123 124 125 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 122 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

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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	5,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,997x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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