MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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	110% 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 (80^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-$279 497,019 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^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: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 276,775 User benchmarks, average bench 107% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 396 Reflection 335 Parallax 461 104% 397 fps	MRender 370 Gravity 378 Splatting 236 111% 328 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$52 111,747 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 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 way above expectations (91^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: 159% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 274%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$60 135,284 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 396GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 466 465 445 405 404 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd 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: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,316 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 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: 83% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$25 8,477 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 94 95 93 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^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: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$59 94,221 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st 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: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Gaming 58%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $118

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $279Bench 93%, 497,019 samples	3,276x
Core i5-8600KIntel $218Bench 93%, 185,120 samples	2,134x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 196,345 samples	1,485x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 57%, 1,007,567 samples	1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 748,267 samples	1,045x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 78%, 939,587 samples	980x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $65Bench 107%, 441,183 samples	536x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 65%, 227,378 samples	325x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 113%, 277,666 samples	319x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 83%, 378,421 samples	731x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 300,824 samples	287x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 84%, 94,221 samples	264x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28