MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '22 at 14:09
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 858 84% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,073 66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.5% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 136 Parallax 124 96% 126 fps	MRender 94.8 Gravity 123 Splatting 114 91% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 5GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 424 Mixed 289 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 43.1 169% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 148 151% 244 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB 15,164 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 85 97 66 70 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 353 Write 100 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 86.4 98% 137 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 15.4 2,733% 14.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 160%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 179 178 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 182 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 178 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 725GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 99.6 Write 88.9 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 98.7 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 76%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 1GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.88% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 5.2 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 5.6 8% 6.38 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 12% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.88% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 21.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 83%

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,263x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,208x

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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
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

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16