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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	65.8% 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	12.3 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 05:46
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 931 92% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 2,735 Write 2,447 Mixed 1902 525% 2,361 MB/s	4K Read 75.8 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 109 374% 137 MB/s	DQ Read 1,711 DQ Write 1,542 DQ Mixed 1,583 1,199% 1,612 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: 229 82 83 81 83 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 478 Write 369 Mixed 332 SusWrite 107 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 15.3 117% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 22.4 52% 107 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 64%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 87GB free Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 30 11 24 51 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 497 Write 447 Mixed 363 SusWrite 84.7 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 0.7 47% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 0.8 15% 37.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 803GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 180 181 183 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 179 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 181 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% 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)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 25.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 28.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 103%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,272x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,019x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,210x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	482x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16