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 as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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	27.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '20 at 22:05
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 880 94% 750 Pts	64-Core 901 56% 901 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 35 104 84 29 139 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.6% Poor	Read 208 Write 89.5 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 88.3 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 18.9 4K Mixed 10.3 44% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 180GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 124 129 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 84.7 Mixed 75 SusWrite 130 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 203GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 106 110 111 111 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 122 Write 90.5 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 108 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 84%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 8GB-$6 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.2 3.6 5.6 6 6 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.03% Terrible	Read 14 Write 6 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4.5 9% 7.55 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 66% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.03% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 22,404 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 46.1 MC Mixed 31.1 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 32.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

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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

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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