MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 144% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 117%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	262% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 07:51
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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-$350 314,210 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	SC Int 140 SC Float 147 SC Mixed 143 115% 144 Pts	QC Int 561 QC Float 597 QC Mixed 578 131% 579 Pts	MC Int 1,042 MC Float 1,236 MC Mixed 1,156 171% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$449 108,990 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 402 Reflection 317 Parallax 447 129% 388 fps	MRender 373 Gravity 388 Splatting 237 144% 333 fps
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 145%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$80 69,672 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 610 331 331 332 332 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,303 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,121 SusWrite 378 291% 1,317 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 87.9 304% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,380 DQ Mixed 1,008 810% 1,122 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 278%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 47,041 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 457 454 458 468 471 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 384 Mixed 321 SusWrite 459 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 44.9 153% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 248 214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 292 291 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1232 Write 292 Mixed 339 SusWrite 291 117% 539 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 36.5 194% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 415 361% 557 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,101 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 89 90 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 93 Write 83 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 87.6 57% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 36,142 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 27.8 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 33.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 84%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 108%, 314,210 samples	7,584x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 115,697 samples	5,236x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 97,953 samples	3,506x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 626,291 samples	3,723x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 606,639 samples	2,532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples	2,521x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 446,313 samples	1,172x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 156,004 samples	1,075x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples	814x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 224,013 samples	1,712x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,647 samples	623x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 63,653 samples	585x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $894

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 $252	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $728	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12