MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	2.11% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 (81^st 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-$229 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 991 94% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	2.11% Terrible	Lighting 3.23 Reflection 3.88 Parallax 0.31 3% 2.48 fps	MRender 0.33 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.35 1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 2.11% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$79 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 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 above expectations (83^rd 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: 160% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 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 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 290 289 290 290 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^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: 78% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st 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: 33% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$37 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 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: 62% ↑ 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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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $144

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $229Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3,667x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,136x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,273x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,091x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	966x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	860x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	494x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	342x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	261x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	530x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	281x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	239x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $621

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $100	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16