MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 102%, 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	258% 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	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 18:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$320 718,629 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)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 285 99% 174 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 913 94% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,146 77% 1,146 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 426,713 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 127 Parallax 13.4 106% 90.4 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 110% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 153,295 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 331 332 333 338 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,434 Write 1,471 Mixed 1,392 SusWrite 368 313% 1,416 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 86.7 298% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1,012 769% 1,028 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 283%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 241,458 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 463 464 470 469 426 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 355 Mixed 330 SusWrite 448 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.8 155% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 242 205% 298 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,790 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 290 290 290 290 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,225 Write 292 Mixed 350 SusWrite 290 117% 539 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 41.6 200% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 411 360% 556 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 10,302 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 93.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 89 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$60 149,643 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 25.7 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 31.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 103%

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

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 91%, 718,629 samples	7,510x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 236,452 samples	4,627x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 300,093 samples	3,135x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,237,858 samples	2,890x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 106%, 1,011,713 samples	2,215x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,275,009 samples	2,115x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 742,391 samples	1,172x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $95Bench 112%, 535,270 samples	799x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 65%, 350,254 samples	668x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 83%, 561,752 samples	1,477x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 84%, 535,912 samples	645x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 81%, 149,643 samples	563x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,015

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $295	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $184	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i5-11600K $250	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16