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 (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	298% 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	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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 22:51
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 939 98% 788 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 837 512 515 515 557 515 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,710 Write 895 Mixed 246 SusWrite 575 240% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 97.1 346% 130 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 1,399 DQ Mixed 472 527% 868 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 311%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 169 168 170 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 152 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 168 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 96%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 675GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 162 161 160 161 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 143 Write 165 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 161 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 670GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 165 165 164 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 163 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 163 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.5 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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