MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	5.13% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	257% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 18:51
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$229 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 273 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 895 92% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,222 76% 1,222 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	5.13% Terrible	Lighting 8.6 Reflection 0.42 Parallax 0.34 7% 3.12 fps	MRender 3.19 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 1.43 2% 1.91 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$79 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 313 313 312 292 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,435 Write 1461 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 345 306% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 86.7 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1008 771% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 456 456 470 417 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 447 Mixed 445 SusWrite 441 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.4 190% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 295 240% 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: 289 289 289 290 290 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,211 Write 292 Mixed 337 SusWrite 289 116% 532 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 41.6 198% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 410 359% 556 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 84 89 89 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 87.4 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$40 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 25.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 11,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $198

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $229Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3,658x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,132x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,270x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,087x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	965x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	858x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	494x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	340x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	259x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	527x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	281x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $46Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	237x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16