MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 109% 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 104%, 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-$236 722,077 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 995 97% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 460,951 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (71^st 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: 95% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 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 above expectations (83^rd 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: 160% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 397GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 462 472 449 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 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: 78% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 442GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 86 90 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (57^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: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$46 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^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: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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Gaming 57%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $144

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $236Bench 90%, 722,077 samples	2,577x
Core i5-8600KIntel $153Bench 92%, 242,562 samples	1,495x
Core i7-8700Intel $310Bench 88%, 354,187 samples	916x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $58Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples	822x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,087,024 samples	664x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 96%, 361,611 samples	618x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	368x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $121Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	231x
A400 240GBKingston $19Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	194x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	380x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $53Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	193x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $53Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	180x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $415	Crucial MX500 250GB $38
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $550	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $397	Nvidia RTX 3050 $280	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $53	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $88	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17