MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$229 746,287 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 (85^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 830 80% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 129 Parallax 127 110% 130 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 126 Splatting 99.7 108% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 531 332 332 332 331 330 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,402 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,310 SusWrite 365 307% 1,386 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 84.6 291% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 1,012 791% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$40 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 371GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 395 394 385 393 375 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 310 Mixed 314 SusWrite 389 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.9 145% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 237 202% 295 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 291 291 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,215 Write 294 Mixed 349 SusWrite 291 117% 537 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 39.6 193% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 411 360% 556 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 429GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 89 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 83.5 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 88.8 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.4% 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 (88^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 32.7 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 98.8% 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 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $144

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $229Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3,680x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,147x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,280x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,097x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	967x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	864x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	498x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	342x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	262x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	532x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	287x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	239x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $621

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $308	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $227	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 3060 $320	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	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) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16