MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	2.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	262% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 22:39
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$300 633,193 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 100% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 943 96% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,159 78% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 413,651 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	2.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.23 Reflection 3.88 Parallax 0.31 3% 2.48 fps	MRender 0.33 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.35 2% 1.3 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 2.13% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$99 140,977 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 329 326 329 328 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,409 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,190 SusWrite 363 300% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 85.9 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,386 DQ Mixed 1,009 811% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 273%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$60 171,253 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 440 462 467 469 466 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 396 Mixed 324 SusWrite 450 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.3 151% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 249 209% 301 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 290 289 290 290 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 291 Mixed 360 SusWrite 290 118% 542 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 39.8 197% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 417 363% 559 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 151%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,882 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 83.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 88.3 57% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$83 127,663 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 33.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 19,839 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 57%

Gunboat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 52%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 92%, 633,193 samples	5,831x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 203,505 samples	3,690x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 270,688 samples	2,525x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples	2,335x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 831,064 samples	1,796x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,127,629 samples	1,705x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 605,938 samples	936x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 113%, 447,603 samples	627x
A400 240GBKingston $35Bench 65%, 296,965 samples	549x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $96Bench 81%, 510,924 samples	1,244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	519x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 84%, 127,663 samples	472x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,011

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $96	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16