MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 135% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 117%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	3.1% 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%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$350 328,671 User benchmarks, average bench 107% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	SC Int 135 SC Float 146 SC Mixed 146 114% 142 Pts	QC Int 559 QC Float 599 QC Mixed 576 131% 578 Pts	MC Int 1,048 MC Float 1,240 MC Mixed 1,161 172% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 99,480 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	3.1% Terrible	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 1.1 Parallax 1.1 5% 9.13 fps	MRender 2.4 Gravity 3.3 Splatting 6.7 2% 4.13 fps
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 3.1% Great: 145%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$90 76,701 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 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 (85^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: 172% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$59 45,161 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 402 381 382 399 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^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: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 543 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 288 288 288 289 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^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: 82% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,178 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 88 85 87 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st 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: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 35,659 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^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: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

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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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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 23,512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

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) - $168

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 107%, 328,671 samples	7,547x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 116,390 samples	5,208x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 103,557 samples	3,489x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	3,700x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	2,522x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	2,506x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples	1,169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 158,635 samples	1,066x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples	809x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 87%, 230,653 samples	1,697x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,486 samples	619x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 62,591 samples	581x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $248	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $709	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $606	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12