MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 141% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 118%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	251% 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 00:17
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$350 306,706 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 (80^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	SC Int 141 SC Float 150 SC Mixed 146 116% 145 Pts	QC Int 563 QC Float 599 QC Mixed 581 132% 581 Pts	MC Int 1,040 MC Float 1,249 MC Mixed 1,162 172% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 99,669 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 402 Reflection 331 Parallax 417 126% 383 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 384 Splatting 235 144% 331 fps
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 145%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$90 72,727 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 333 332 332 330 331 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 1,464 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 366 275% 1238 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 89.6 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,416 DQ Mixed 1,012 817% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$60 43,111 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 471 467 464 473 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 469 Mixed 440 SusWrite 464 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 59.3 194% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 296 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 290 289 289 290 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,236 Write 289 Mixed 338 SusWrite 289 117% 538 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 40.2 203% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 967 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 410 359% 556 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,110 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 87 88 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 89.3 Write 91.7 Mixed 51 SusWrite 86.3 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 36,242 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 27.8 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 33.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ 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 94%

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Workstation 84%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 108%, 306,706 samples	7,512x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 113,173 samples	5,184x
Core i5-8400Intel $197Bench 89%, 94,832 samples	3,468x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 607,467 samples	3,683x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 631,382 samples	2,510x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	2,491x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples	1,163x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 109%, 143,517 samples	1,062x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples	807x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 208,591 samples	1,685x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,277 samples	618x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 90%, 59,425 samples	576x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $120	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $222	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $607	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $41	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12