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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 788 84% 672 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T2535T480G 480GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 2 1.3 168 233 6.4 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 501 Write 413 Mixed 369 SusWrite 68.8 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 16.4 132% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 97.3 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 0.3 62% 142 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 111GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 104 105 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 112 Write 68.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 106 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 241GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 88 89 88 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 87.2 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 63%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 256GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 87 86 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 90.7 Write 84.2 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 86.8 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 26.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 115%

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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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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	3,003x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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