MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 144% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 118%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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	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	12.7 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 14:07
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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-$350 314,210 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	SC Int 142 SC Float 146 SC Mixed 145 116% 144 Pts	QC Int 561 QC Float 594 QC Mixed 582 131% 579 Pts	MC Int 969 MC Float 1,233 MC Mixed 1,163 167% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$449 108,990 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 396 Reflection 335 Parallax 461 130% 397 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 378 Splatting 236 142% 328 fps
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 145%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$80 69,672 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 536 331 331 332 329 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,306 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,138 SusWrite 365 292% 1,320 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 87.8 309% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,406 DQ Mixed 1,000 810% 1,127 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 278%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 47,041 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 466 465 445 405 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 383 Mixed 328 SusWrite 438 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.1 150% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 296 235% 325 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 288 288 288 288 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 288 Mixed 322 SusWrite 288 116% 532 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 40.4 199% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 411 359% 555 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,101 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 94 95 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 92.8 50% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 36,142 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 33.2 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $120

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 108%, 314,210 samples	7,585x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 115,697 samples	5,238x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 97,953 samples	3,506x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 626,291 samples	3,723x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 606,639 samples	2,532x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples	2,523x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 446,313 samples	1,172x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 156,004 samples	1,076x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples	814x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 224,013 samples	1,712x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,647 samples	624x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 63,653 samples	585x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $894

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 $252	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $750	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $728	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12