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 (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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '18 at 05:57
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 574 76% 571 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS400 M.2 256GB-$145 1,007 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: N1126KB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 37 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 24 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 47 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 16 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 138 (F2) Unknown 100 100 112 (F5) Unknown 100 100 192	98.3% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 301 Mixed 379 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 36.3 155% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 64.3 106% 202 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 102%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1394 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 957 (B1) Unknown 99 99 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 47 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 32 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6505583434	123% Outstanding	Read 527 Write 502 Mixed 510 115% 513 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45 182% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 28.2 110% 244 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 849GB free Firmware: JB0OA3K0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 150 100 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 4252 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 18810 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1939 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 57 421134362 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1310740 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 18238 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	74.9% Very good	Read 133 Write 128 Mixed 136 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.21 83% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 8,488 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 31 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 27.2 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 89%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,236x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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