MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 141% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 115%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$350 328,671 User benchmarks, average bench 107% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	SC Int 142 SC Float 117 SC Mixed 141 107% 133 Pts	QC Int 553 QC Float 516 QC Mixed 571 124% 547 Pts	MC Int 1,040 MC Float 1,224 MC Mixed 1,146 170% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 106,445 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 392 Reflection 330 Parallax 43 82% 255 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 388 Splatting 244 144% 332 fps
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 145%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$90 76,701 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 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 (80^th 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: 172% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$58 46,998 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 463 464 470 469 426 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd 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: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 546 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 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: 82% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,178 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^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: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 36,497 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^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: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 105%

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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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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $168

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 107%, 328,671 samples	7,559x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 116,390 samples	5,217x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 103,557 samples	3,495x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	3,707x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	2,526x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples	2,509x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples	1,169x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 160,974 samples	1,070x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 114%, 354,977 samples	810x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 87%, 230,653 samples	1,702x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,486 samples	621x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 62,591 samples	582x

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Value: 104% - 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) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $724	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12