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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 05:38
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 300 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 945 85% 718 Pts	64-Core 1,165 72% 1,165 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 94GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2708 Write 2,512 Mixed 1,865 525% 2,362 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 109 376% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,688 DQ Write 1,545 DQ Mixed 1,566 1,189% 1,600 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Team L7 EVO SSD 120GB 731 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 82 82 82 74 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 477 Write 367 Mixed 332 SusWrite 101 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 13.7 114% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 22.2 52% 105 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 64%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 87GB free Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 16 50 8.2 51 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 503 Write 437 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 82.4 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.7 45% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 87.2 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 0.7 13% 33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 803GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 182 182 182 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 180 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 181 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 25.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 30.1 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 103%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,243x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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