MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	259% 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	12.7 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 13:26
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$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 (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 954 95% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 130 Parallax 5.22 110% 89.7 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 128 Splatting 105 109% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% 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% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 560 329 326 331 329 330 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,275 Write 1467 Mixed 1,203 SusWrite 367 294% 1,328 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 88.4 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,371 DQ Mixed 1,009 808% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 471 466 466 472 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 455 Mixed 437 SusWrite 468 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.8 190% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 294 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 290 290 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 293 Mixed 349 SusWrite 291 118% 540 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 38.9 199% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 415 362% 558 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 85 89 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 92 Write 91.3 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 87.8 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$40 163,634 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 38.5 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 33.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 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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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $229Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3,618x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,261x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,079x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	960x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	851x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	488x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	335x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	255x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	278x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $46Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	236x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $621

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $313	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $32
Intel Core i5-12400F $159	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $419	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16