MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	25.1% 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%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$300 699,090 User benchmarks, average bench 89% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 100% 177 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 947 97% 764 Pts	64-Core 1151 77% 1151 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 486,320 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 0.9 Reflection 4.04 Parallax 4.44 1% 3.13 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 45 Splatting 105 54% 110 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 148,710 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 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 (87^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: 147% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 283%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$47 248,641 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 406 403 404 380 407 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^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: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 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: 78% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,090 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 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: 33% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$50 176,174 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 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: 60% ↑ 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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Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 52%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 89%, 699,090 samples	8,645x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 90%, 239,862 samples	5,332x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 303,512 samples	3,491x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples	3,221x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,005,992 samples	2,527x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,277,123 samples	2,375x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 807,391 samples	1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 629,713 samples	897x
A400 240GBKingston $22Bench 68%, 443,928 samples	754x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	1,648x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	721x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 305,714 samples	627x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $878

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $275	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $35
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $373	Nvidia RTX 3070 $538	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17