MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	268% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '19 at 12:50
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$229 746,287 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)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,011 98% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,237 76% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	5.09% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 9.69 Parallax 2.56 7% 6.97 fps	MRender 0.29 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 2.91 1% 1.34 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 5.09% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$79 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 330 330 329 327 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,114 SusWrite 366 295% 1,338 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 89.4 311% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,414 DQ Mixed 1,009 815% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 467 472 431 401 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 464 Mixed 436 SusWrite 440 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.1 192% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 297 242% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 288 288 287 286 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 289 Mixed 335 SusWrite 288 116% 535 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 35.9 197% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 409 359% 556 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 90 90 92 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 57.3 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 92.1 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$37 163,634 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 38.7 MC Mixed 27.5 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 32.7 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $144

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $229Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3,671x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,139x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,273x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,095x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	966x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	861x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	494x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	342x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	262x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	530x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	282x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	239x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $621

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16