MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	265% 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 02:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$295 622,414 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 100% 177 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 957 97% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,092 73% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 348,951 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 117 Parallax 135 100% 125 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 118 Splatting 95.4 102% 128 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 129,281 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 527 332 332 332 335 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,473 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,273 SusWrite 363 308% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 90.4 308% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,204 DQ Mixed 1,013 785% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 277%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$56 168,059 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 469 453 472 471 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 473 Mixed 452 SusWrite 457 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 56.4 193% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 292 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,635 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 291 291 290 290 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,237 Write 291 Mixed 346 SusWrite 290 118% 541 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 40.3 203% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 409 359% 555 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 7,508 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 87 86 88 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 93.2 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 87.4 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$83 129,345 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 25.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 31 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% 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 19,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 53%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $295Bench 92%, 622,414 samples	5,609x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 240,350 samples	3,583x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 84%, 246,701 samples	2,454x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,138,057 samples	2,283x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 848,391 samples	1,739x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,058,005 samples	1,648x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 572,971 samples	897x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 367,416 samples	596x
A400 240GBKingston $35Bench 67%, 271,398 samples	536x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $102Bench 83%, 494,248 samples	1,209x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 445,090 samples	500x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 84%, 129,345 samples	450x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,007

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $210	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-11600K $255	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-11700K $390	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $102	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16