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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 01:24
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (48^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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 255 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 719 77% 613 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 126 16 63 49 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 460 Write 229 Mixed 339 SusWrite 78 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 30.4 137% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 13.6 DQ Mixed 16.6 46% 106 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 90%
Seagate ST250LM004 HN-M250MBB 250GB 967 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 230GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 109 110 108 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 106 Write 90.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 109 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1x8GB 5,712 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.2 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 89.5 45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 48%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,316x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,053x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,846x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,552x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,386x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	696x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	394x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16