MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 12:42
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 861 85% 692 Pts	64-Core 1103 68% 1103 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 151 Parallax 132 123% 145 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 144 Splatting 112 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 386 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 54.3 182% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 336GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 113 114 116 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 113 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 170GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 71 70 70 73 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 90.8 Write 99 Mixed 79 SusWrite 69.9 63% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 406GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 75 76 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 71.3 Write 72 Mixed 46 SusWrite 75.4 90% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 45%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 697 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 4GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 6.7 11 11 11 7.8 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 8.3 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 8.7 17% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 2,669 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 89%

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,522 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,236x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

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	754x
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