MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


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	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	266% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 12:59
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$257 746,287 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 (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 947 95% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,228 76% 1,228 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.8% Above average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 55.9 49% 61.4 fps	MRender 85.1 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 77.7 61% 74.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$72 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 333 332 331 331 331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2429 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 367 297% 1,346 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 88.6 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1366 DQ Mixed 1,010 808% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 468 467 463 472 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 459 Mixed 439 SusWrite 467 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55.8 197% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 294 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 290 290 290 291 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,234 Write 292 Mixed 366 SusWrite 290 119% 546 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 41.9 203% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 967 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 420 364% 560 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 87 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 87.2 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 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 39.9 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 32.9 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $257Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,841x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,793x
Core i7-8700Intel $276Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,684x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,428x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,277x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,110x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	645x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $120Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	447x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $64Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	327x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	703x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	365x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	306x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $35
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $299	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $750	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16