MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 00:45
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 794 88% 691 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 6678) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 119% 140 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 96% 118 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 415 Mixed 411 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.8 188% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 295 241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 127GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 22 Write 53 Mixed 20 SusWrite 84.7 33% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 61%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 148GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 78 81 80 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 70 Write 65.8 Mixed 39 SusWrite 80 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C17 2x4GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.4 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 117%

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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	5,240x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	688x
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: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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