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 way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	65.5% 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 10:38
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 509 68% 511 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 246 228 205 155 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 443 Write 247 Mixed 249 SusWrite 202 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 15.6 106% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 23.9 41% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 74%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 198GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 475 473 456 400 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 469 Mixed 447 SusWrite 437 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 43.2 173% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 294 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 808GB free Firmware: AX1P2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 106 107 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 106 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X4GF3000C15K4 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CM4X4GF3000C15K4 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 28.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,258x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $708

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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