MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	108% 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	262% 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	13.3 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 08 '19 at 17:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$320 646,499 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 101% 178 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 937 96% 759 Pts	64-Core 1,159 78% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 268,868 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 125 Parallax 142 108% 133 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 128 Splatting 101 109% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 122,525 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 331 334 331 331 330 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2380 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,162 SusWrite 364 297% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 86.6 301% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,340 DQ Mixed 1,008 804% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 274%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 134,815 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 462 472 449 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 475 Mixed 441 SusWrite 448 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.3 187% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 293 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,736 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 290 290 291 291 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,233 Write 293 Mixed 375 SusWrite 291 119% 548 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 41.6 203% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 422 366% 561 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,377 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 86 90 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 85.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 86 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$58 152,335 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 28.1 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 33.6 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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Gaming 57%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 91%, 646,499 samples	6,981x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 240,055 samples	4,317x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 295,082 samples	2,937x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,286,087 samples	2,720x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 106%, 953,693 samples	2,077x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,199,785 samples	1,978x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 538,085 samples	1,116x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 496,262 samples	748x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 65%, 347,774 samples	631x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 83%, 538,368 samples	1,408x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 86%, 449,944 samples	598x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $58Bench 82%, 152,335 samples	522x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,013

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $300	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16