MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 107% 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	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	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%

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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-$300 633,193 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 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 97.7 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: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 413,651 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	109% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 127 Parallax 130 108% 131 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 128 Splatting 102 109% 136 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$99 134,318 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 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 (73^rd 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: 147% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 275%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$59 171,253 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 471 467 464 473 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^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: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 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: 80% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 151%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,883 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 87 88 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (49^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: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$83 127,663 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 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 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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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 52%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 92%, 633,193 samples	5,864x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 203,505 samples	3,708x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 270,688 samples	2,530x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples	2,340x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 831,064 samples	1,805x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,127,629 samples	1,710x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 605,938 samples	939x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 113%, 447,603 samples	630x
A400 240GBKingston $35Bench 62%, 298,090 samples	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples	1,249x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	522x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 84%, 127,663 samples	473x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,009

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $285	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $100	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16