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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	156% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (30%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '20 at 02:16
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 126 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 675 74% 584 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 252 252 252 250 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,625 Write 255 Mixed 394 SusWrite 253 136% 632 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 51.8 204% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 270 209% 289 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 241%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 804GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 92 96 83 153 313 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 480 Write 20.8 Mixed 112 SusWrite 132 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 39.1 150% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 69.4 DQ Mixed 88.6 96% 170 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 681GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 110 113 111 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 110 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 337% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 105%
WD WD80EMZZ-00TBGA0 8TB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 114 135 131 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 237% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 117%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 105 104 110 110 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 118 Write 133 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 108 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 310% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVRB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVRB 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 3067, 3067, 3067, 3067 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 32.4 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 27.7 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,276x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,020x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16