MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 23:25
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 926 96% 774 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.9% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 104 Parallax 59.9 49% 74.4 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 59.9 49% 59.8 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,647 Write 2,472 Mixed 1,908 521% 2,342 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 97.7 330% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,748 DQ Write 1386 DQ Mixed 1,595 1,186% 1,576 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 227GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 130 131 131 129 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 162 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 129 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 128GB free Firmware: PB4OC60S SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 116 116 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 61.9 Write 57.5 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 115 49% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 45%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 93GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 96 96 96 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 71.8 Write 154 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 95.8 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.4 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,259x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,825x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	756x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $697

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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