MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	4.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	263% 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '19 at 14:02
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$320 622,414 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 (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 287 100% 177 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 971 98% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,161 78% 1,161 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 357,471 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	4.07% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 0.42 Parallax 0.34 7% 3.06 fps	MRender 1.14 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 2.91 1% 1.72 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 4.07% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 133,384 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 543 329 327 331 328 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,341 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,113 SusWrite 364 292% 1,321 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 88 304% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,405 DQ Mixed 1,007 813% 1130 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 273%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$56 177,709 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 402 381 382 399 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 385 Mixed 274 SusWrite 395 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.9 147% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 248 203% 289 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,606 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 288 288 288 289 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,227 Write 288 Mixed 337 SusWrite 288 116% 535 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 38.4 197% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 412 360% 555 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 151%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 88 85 87 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 85.6 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$83 124,490 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 27.6 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 32.2 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 18,964 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 58%

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Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 53%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 92%, 622,414 samples	5,563x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 214,916 samples	3,547x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 234,432 samples	2,431x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,033,053 samples	2,259x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 803,577 samples	1,728x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 81%, 1,080,629 samples	1,633x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 576,489 samples	889x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 115%, 392,545 samples	592x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 64%, 292,110 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $102Bench 83%, 494,248 samples	1,199x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 428,794 samples	489x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 83%, 124,490 samples	447x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,032

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $196	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-11600K $255	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $216	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $102	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16