MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	255% 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 (17%). 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 17:07
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

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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-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 874 87% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.8% Below average	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 21.7 Parallax 0.25 1% 7.67 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 119 Splatting 94.4 100% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 34.8% 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% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 336 331 335 332 330 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 1469 Mixed 1,144 SusWrite 367 294% 1,329 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 84.4 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,249 DQ Mixed 1010 791% 1079 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$35 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 365 397 401 403 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 348 Mixed 325 SusWrite 394 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.2 146% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 248 208% 300 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 291 291 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,221 Write 293 Mixed 354 SusWrite 291 118% 540 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 39.6 194% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 419 364% 560 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 89 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 88.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 88.5 59% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$37 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 32.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ 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 12,611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	4,019x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,313x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,375x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,170x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,051x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	930x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	369x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	279x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	582x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	316x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	258x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $582

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 3060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $214	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16