MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	112% 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 (83^rd 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-$320 420,955 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 100% 177 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 968 98% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,162 78% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 246,680 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 402 Reflection 331 Parallax 417 106% 383 fps	MRender 375 Gravity 384 Splatting 235 112% 331 fps
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$83 104,161 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 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 (65^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: 160% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 277%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$65 117,046 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 471 467 464 473 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^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: 77% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,163 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 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: 85% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$23 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 87 88 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th 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: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$54 89,260 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st 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: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $118

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 94%, 420,955 samples	2,354x
Core i5-8600KIntel $234Bench 93%, 165,747 samples	1,646x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 86%, 179,349 samples	1,089x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 891,849 samples	1,004x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 605,473 samples	779x
GTX 1070Nvidia $350Bench 78%, 865,121 samples	744x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 109%, 356,825 samples	389x
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 64%, 181,757 samples	259x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $136Bench 113%, 224,217 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 82%, 387,385 samples	529x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 247,633 samples	206x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $54Bench 83%, 89,260 samples	189x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $46
Intel Core i5-9400F $154	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $350	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24