MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.88% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 06:19
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DOM-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 838 87% 701 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6709 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.88% Terrible	Lighting 7.43 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 7.59 6% 8.38 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 7.23 Splatting 14.1 8% 9.81 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.88% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 21 32 30 19 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 309GB free Firmware: D005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 65 68 67 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 73 Write 63.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 67.1 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 58GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 32 14 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 152 Write 43.4 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 33 88% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.8 164% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 39%
Generic Flash-Disk 8GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 8GB free, PID 1320 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	6.28% Terrible	Read 12 Write 3.2 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 3.6 7% 6.08 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 99% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.28% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 10.9 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 55%

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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	5,233x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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