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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	158% 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.

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	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 00:12
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$120 312,220 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 (99^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 724 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.6% 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% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 253 257 257 259 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,621 Write 252 Mixed 396 SusWrite 257 136% 632 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 53.4 211% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 254 202% 284 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 241%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 804GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 20 67 147 174 340 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 473 Write 16.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 127 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 23.7 134% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 13.4 DQ Mixed 31.2 63% 138 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 100%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 640GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 128 126 131 127 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 162 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 126 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 298% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 105%
WD WD80EMZZ-00TBGA0 8TB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 114 136 131 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 123 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 117%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 147 150 153 156 153 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 122 Write 136 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 152 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 274% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.1% 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	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 32.2 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,032x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,838x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,216x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16