MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 07:41
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 234 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 463 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Colorful CN600S 240GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1214B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,754 Write 192 Mixed 91.3 143% 679 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 45.1 149% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 451 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 17.5 77% 183 MB/s
Poor: 99% Great: 204%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 210 Write 169 Mixed 103 119% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 177GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,876 Write 39.7 Mixed 83 1,432% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 800 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.4 33,643% 268 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5807 Write 39.7 Mixed 78.7 1,414% 1,975 MB/s	4K Read 802 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.7 33,774% 269 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 5,616 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.4 7.1 7.8 7.9 7.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	8.71% Terrible	Read 25 Write 6.3 Mixed 7 SusWrite 6.2 12% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 88% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.71% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3600 2OZ 1x8GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 17.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 19 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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