MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 133% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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	30.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-8700K-$355 340,510 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	1-Core 145 2-Core 287 102% 216 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 947 97% 764 Pts	64-Core 1151 77% 1151 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 130,032 User benchmarks, average bench 101% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Lighting 2.7 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 14.2 1% 9.13 fps	MRender 376 Gravity 135 Splatting 242 69% 251 fps
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$79 80,554 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 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 above expectations (83^rd 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: 159% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 278%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$61 58,282 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 406 403 404 380 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th 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: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 571 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 291 290 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^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: 79% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 154%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,274 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 86 87 88 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (56^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: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$65 45,485 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 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 27.7 101% 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: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 70%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $110

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $355Bench 92%, 340,510 samples	8,531x
Core i5-8600KIntel $265Bench 90%, 125,839 samples	5,817x
Core i5-8400Intel $183Bench 79%, 115,107 samples	3,912x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 56%, 658,138 samples	4,116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $409Bench 78%, 627,011 samples	2,847x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 100%, 528,238 samples	2,815x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $57Bench 106%, 497,964 samples	1,296x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 108%, 188,121 samples	1,224x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 113%, 417,557 samples	895x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 84%, 231,821 samples	1,929x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 9,470 samples	695x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 90%, 78,433 samples	664x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $57
Intel Core i5-9600K $240	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $185	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $83	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14