MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding SSD, HDD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '19 at 13:56
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^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)	117% Outstanding	SC Int 141 SC Float 150 SC Mixed 144 116% 145 Pts	QC Int 563 QC Float 593 QC Mixed 581 131% 579 Pts	MC Int 1,041 MC Float 1,237 MC Mixed 1,162 171% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$449 103,577 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (179 fps cap detected)	66.6% Good	Lighting 179 Reflection 179 Parallax 179 55% 179 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 179 Splatting 179 75% 179 fps
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 146%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$80 70,744 User benchmarks, average bench 237% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete	Read 2,448 Write 1466 Mixed 1111 368% 1,675 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 89 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,373 DQ Mixed 1,008 808% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 170% Great: 278%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$58 47,041 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete	Read 514 Write 473 Mixed 444 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.5 186% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 292 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete	Read 1,232 Write 293 Mixed 354 135% 626 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 41.4 205% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 416 363% 559 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,178 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete	Read 92.8 Write 87.7 Mixed 50.8 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 27% 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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 33 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.3% 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) - $168

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 108%, 314,210 samples	7,571x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 116,390 samples	5,229x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 97,953 samples	3,501x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	3,717x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 606,639 samples	2,530x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples	2,516x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 446,313 samples	1,171x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $73Bench 107%, 156,004 samples	1,071x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples	811x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 87%, 230,653 samples	1,707x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,486 samples	623x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 63,653 samples	583x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $942

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12