MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	83.9% 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	155% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '19 at 22:14
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 i7-8700K-$300 435,822 User benchmarks, average bench 95% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 101% 179 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 890 92% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,095 74% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$415 906,947 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Lighting 28 Reflection 308 Parallax 360 7% 232 fps	MRender 223 Gravity 322 Splatting 250 88% 265 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,260 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 288 288 289 289 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,231 Write 291 Mixed 340 SusWrite 287 117% 537 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 41.2 203% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 391 350% 549 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 152%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$58 129,992 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 398GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 461 468 474 472 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 469 Mixed 449 SusWrite 466 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.1 193% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 292 240% 343 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$25 8,381 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 443GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 96.5 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 88 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$54 92,103 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 26.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 32.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 103%

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

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $118

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 95%, 435,822 samples	2,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $218Bench 93%, 169,041 samples	1,954x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 179,359 samples	1,345x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 1,036,779 samples	1,245x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 707,243 samples	965x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 906,947 samples	913x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $67Bench 108%, 402,235 samples	484x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 64%, 196,784 samples	302x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $124Bench 114%, 258,227 samples	288x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	660x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	256x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $54Bench 84%, 92,103 samples	247x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $42

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28