MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	60.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 11:31
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 834 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 869F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.8% Good	Lighting 88.1 Reflection 82.6 Parallax 77 72% 82.6 fps	MRender 87.2 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 66 60% 74.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070009 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 95.5 Write 89 Mixed 7.7 14% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 26.2 60% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 99.2 DQ Write 91.4 DQ Mixed 96.5 72% 95.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 207GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 126 127 129 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 136 Mixed 72 SusWrite 126 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 79 80 140 138 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 151 Write 149 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 111 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 268% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32.2 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,241x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,001x
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	1,205x

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 $92Bench 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

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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 $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