MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.27% 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.
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.

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	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 878 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.27% Terrible	Lighting 8.57 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.47 7% 9.74 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.77 Splatting 16.7 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.27% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,642 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,429 332% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 68.2 235% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 883 DQ Write 655 DQ Mixed 800 590% 780 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 400GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 60 Write 54 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 69.6 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 53%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 472GB free Firmware: JU001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 122 121 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 133 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 121 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 79%
Kingston DataTraveler 108 8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1660 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 1.7 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	4.29% Terrible	Read 16.2 Write 3.2 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 2.3 8% 7.55 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.29% Great: 7%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 32GB-$11 1,777 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 23GB free, PID 312b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 27 16 27 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 8 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 23.5 30% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 63% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.1 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 31.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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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	5,234x
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