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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	160% 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	28.4 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 27 '20 at 23:16
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$114 312,220 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)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 719 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.4% 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% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 259 261 258 261 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,682 Write 257 Mixed 403 SusWrite 259 140% 650 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 53.7 206% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 250 202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 241%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 804GB free Firmware: P180509a SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 1.6 0.2 0.9 0.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 100%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 117 117 120 122 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 110 Write 116 Mixed 62 SusWrite 121 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 338% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 105%
WD WD80EMZZ-00TBGA0 8TB 177 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 115 134 130 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 108 Write 115 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 123 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 241% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 117%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 151 143 141 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 106 Write 123 Mixed 69 SusWrite 145 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.3 318% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 105%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.9 5.3 3.6 4.4 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.49% Terrible	Read 11 Write 0.7 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 4.6 6% 5.28 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.49% Great: 8%

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 38.4 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 32.3 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.1 85% 29.7 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	5,313x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,051x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,845x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,550x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,385x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,221x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	695x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	484x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	358x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	323x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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