MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 104%, 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	223% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 10:29
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$243 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 904 93% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,188 74% 1,188 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 130 Parallax 133 112% 134 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 131 Splatting 104 109% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$50 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 333 331 333 331 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2,197 Write 1,417 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 368 288% 1,303 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 64 210% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,174 DQ Mixed 992 771% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$34 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 457 450 459 460 458 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 422 Mixed 433 SusWrite 456 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 43.4 144% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 289 238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 291 291 290 291 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,160 Write 282 Mixed 350 SusWrite 290 114% 520 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 33.2 142% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 416 362% 558 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 87 88 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 90 Write 91.3 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 87.8 58% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 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 39.9 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 33 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ 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 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $243Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,525x
Core i5-8600KIntel $213Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,604x
Core i7-8700Intel $290Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,557x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,314x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,193x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,029x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	595x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	417x
A400 240GBKingston $22Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	301x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	651x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	347x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	286x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $28
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12600K $205	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16