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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 10:39
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1038 101% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,314 81% 1,314 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 122 116 117 115 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 371 SusWrite 137 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.5 206% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 332 257% 351 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 348GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 272 101 103 100 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 387 Mixed 354 SusWrite 184 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 44.7 172% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 222 192% 281 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 102%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 482GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 106 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 114 Write 98.5 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 105 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 76%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 860GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 92 93 96 95 86 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 69.3 Write 81 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 91.4 52% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27.3 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 103%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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