MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 135% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 116%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	1.78% 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%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-8700K-$350 314,210 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	SC Int 140 SC Float 149 SC Mixed 145 116% 144 Pts	QC Int 550 QC Float 570 QC Mixed 572 128% 564 Pts	MC Int 1,042 MC Float 1,220 MC Mixed 1,159 170% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$449 103,577 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.78% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 10.1 Parallax 1 2% 6.93 fps	MRender 0.7 Gravity 6.7 Splatting 3.1 2% 3.5 fps
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 1.78% Great: 146%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$80 70,744 User benchmarks, average bench 237% 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 (81^st 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: 170% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 278%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$58 47,041 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 440 462 467 469 466 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th 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: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 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: 82% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,178 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th 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: 27% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 36,142 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th 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: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $168

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 108%, 314,210 samples	7,572x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 116,390 samples	5,229x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 97,953 samples	3,501x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	3,717x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 606,639 samples	2,530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples	2,516x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 446,313 samples	1,171x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $73Bench 107%, 156,004 samples	1,071x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples	811x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 224,013 samples	1,707x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,486 samples	623x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 63,653 samples	583x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $252	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $728	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12