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 above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	258% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	13.7 Days
Run Date	May 13 '20 at 08:10
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 735 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 269 265 252 262 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,501 Write 1466 Mixed 983 SusWrite 318 290% 1,317 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 86.4 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,161 DQ Mixed 998 772% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
GOODRAM 240GB 8,481 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 38GB free Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 409 431 376 412 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 446 Mixed 330 SusWrite 402 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 38.5 147% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 170 170% 270 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 54GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 462 453 450 450 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 461 Mixed 438 SusWrite 426 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.4 187% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 543GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 95 95 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 81 SusWrite 94.6 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2739, 2739, 2739 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 24.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 73%

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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	5,231x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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