MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	107% 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%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$300 573,344 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 97.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 100% 176 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 975 98% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,163 78% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 370,861 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 129 Parallax 144 107% 135 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 126 Splatting 103 108% 135 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 127,262 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 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 (81^st 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: 164% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 282%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$63 175,394 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 466 465 445 405 404 MB/s Performing as expected (46^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: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,605 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 288 288 288 288 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^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: 81% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 151%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$24 8,011 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 94 95 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd 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: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$83 127,877 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $200

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 92%, 573,344 samples	5,349x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 212,568 samples	3,432x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 246,199 samples	2,359x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,119,893 samples	2,169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 850,334 samples	1,682x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,088,853 samples	1,573x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $68Bench 106%, 592,209 samples	858x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 115%, 375,788 samples	576x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 64%, 285,241 samples	519x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	1,163x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 84%, 428,709 samples	467x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 83%, 127,877 samples	422x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $220	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16