MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 139% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 117%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59% is a reasonable 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	264% 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 00:45
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$350 328,671 User benchmarks, average bench 107% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	SC Int 141 SC Float 150 SC Mixed 145 116% 145 Pts	QC Int 565 QC Float 558 QC Mixed 580 129% 568 Pts	MC Int 1038 MC Float 1,246 MC Mixed 1151 171% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 108,704 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 14.2 2% 9.13 fps	MRender 376 Gravity 135 Splatting 242 101% 251 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 144%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$90 72,255 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 329 332 330 328 332 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,372 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,142 SusWrite 363 295% 1,336 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 89.6 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1367 DQ Mixed 1009 808% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$60 45,375 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 406 403 404 380 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 394 Mixed 327 SusWrite 397 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.8 151% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 249 209% 302 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 543 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 291 290 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1227 Write 292 Mixed 343 SusWrite 291 117% 538 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 40.3 202% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 408 359% 555 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,178 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 86 87 88 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 93 Write 89.3 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 84.3 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 35,828 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 32.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

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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%

Battleship

Desktop 94%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $120

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 107%, 328,671 samples	7,527x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 113,173 samples	5,199x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 94,832 samples	3,477x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	3,692x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	2,518x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	2,496x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples	1,166x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 150,591 samples	1,064x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples	809x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 208,591 samples	1,690x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,277 samples	618x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 62,870 samples	580x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $892

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 $248	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $607	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12