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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	58% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 887 95% 755 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team T2535T480G 480GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 408GB free Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 448 448 449 450 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 444 Mixed 380 SusWrite 448 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 24.3 147% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 25.6 89% 192 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 97%
Team T2535T480G 480GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1124A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 133 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 493 Write 413 Mixed 358 SusWrite 79.5 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 83.3 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 0.4 12% 30.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 19GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 94 94 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 125 Write 107 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 92.8 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 214GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 76 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 70.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 74.6 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 63%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 248GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 82 84 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 88.7 Write 68 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 82.7 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 04EF 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 33.9 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
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	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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