MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	260% 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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 14:21
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$300 633,193 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 97% 169 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 867 88% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,060 71% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 413,651 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 126 Parallax 140 105% 132 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 124 Splatting 101 107% 137 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$99 134,318 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 578 333 330 322 316 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,414 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,146 SusWrite 365 298% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 85.3 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,285 DQ Mixed 1,010 797% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 275%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$59 171,253 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 461 456 468 468 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 438 SusWrite 452 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54 185% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 294 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 290 291 291 291 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,224 Write 294 Mixed 366 SusWrite 291 118% 544 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 40.4 196% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 421 365% 560 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 151%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,883 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 86 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 93 Mixed 51 SusWrite 88.2 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$83 127,663 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 31.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 19,935 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 57%

Gunboat

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 52%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 92%, 633,193 samples	5,864x
Core i5-8600KIntel $220Bench 91%, 203,505 samples	3,708x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 270,688 samples	2,530x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples	2,340x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 831,064 samples	1,805x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,127,629 samples	1,710x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 106%, 605,938 samples	939x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 113%, 447,603 samples	630x
A400 240GBKingston $35Bench 62%, 298,090 samples	551x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples	1,249x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples	522x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 84%, 127,663 samples	473x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,009

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $285	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $100	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16