MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.1% 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	157% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 13:43
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$300 490,631 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 102% 181 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 986 100% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,106 74% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2327 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Lighting 324 Reflection 298 Parallax 322 85% 315 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 308 Splatting 240 86% 260 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,269 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 289 291 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,226 Write 294 Mixed 343 SusWrite 290 117% 538 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 41.6 209% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 410 360% 556 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 152%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$58 135,459 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 398GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 466 470 476 447 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 452 Mixed 450 SusWrite 452 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.5 195% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 293 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$25 8,381 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 444GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 97.3 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 88.3 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$55 90,695 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 26.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 59%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 54%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 94%, 490,631 samples	2,985x
Core i5-8600KIntel $218Bench 93%, 169,041 samples	1,977x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 190,967 samples	1,367x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 964,131 samples	1,267x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 703,100 samples	977x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 906,947 samples	917x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $69Bench 107%, 397,002 samples	494x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 65%, 208,522 samples	304x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 113%, 266,787 samples	291x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 407,726 samples	667x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 295,607 samples	264x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 83%, 90,695 samples	248x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $299	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $47

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28