MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	8.06% 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.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 03:19
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 446 55% 420 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.06% Terrible	Lighting 9.4 Reflection 11.1 Parallax 7.78 8% 9.42 fps	MRender 11.5 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 11 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 523GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 70 87 90 92 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 161 Write 169 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 85 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 514GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 156 158 160 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 91.8 Write 121 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 152 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 106%
Seagate ST380013AS 80GB-$75 2,837 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 18GB free Firmware: 3.18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 55.5 Write 54.6 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 36.9 34% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 1x8GB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12.7 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 51%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,271x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,014x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16