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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	75.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 06:01
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 790 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 173 204 186 121 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 290 Write 373 Mixed 116 SusWrite 175 54% 238 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 27.7 139% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 114 128% 222 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 119%
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB 9,143 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 71GB free Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 292 221 221 221 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1455 Write 919 Mixed 996 SusWrite 245 201% 904 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 76.3 283% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 575 495% 719 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 190%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 902GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 100 99 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 98.3 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 99.2 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 57%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 215GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 168 168 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 137 Mixed 89 SusWrite 167 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 31.1 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 101%

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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	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
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	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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