MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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	109% 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%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$320 642,515 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 100% 176 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 957 97% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,156 78% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 426,577 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 122 Parallax 140 108% 132 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 129 Splatting 103 110% 137 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 146,547 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 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 way above expectations (88^th 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: 151% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 273%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 199,450 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 457 454 458 468 471 MB/s Performing as expected (59^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: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,686 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 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: 78% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 89 90 88 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th 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: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 153,719 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^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: 62% ↑ 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 57%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 91%, 642,515 samples	6,793x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 223,378 samples	4,188x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 295,172 samples	2,845x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,224,925 samples	2,644x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 107%, 977,837 samples	2,021x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,107,418 samples	1,941x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 654,465 samples	1,083x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 472,304 samples	730x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 67%, 370,522 samples	609x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 82%, 563,874 samples	1,374x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 85%, 495,390 samples	578x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 83%, 153,719 samples	518x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $240	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16