MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	241% 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 @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$300 559,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 102% 181 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 953 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,176 79% 1,176 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 315,463 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.9% Above average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 55.8 50% 61.4 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 103 98% 115 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$109 118,515 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 321 328 324 335 312 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,131 Write 1,465 Mixed 1,206 SusWrite 346 285% 1,287 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 80.7 276% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 954 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,012 791% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 274%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 144,201 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 370GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 457 450 468 467 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 461 Mixed 451 SusWrite 453 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.6 192% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 297 242% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,453 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 291 291 292 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,198 Write 296 Mixed 354 SusWrite 291 117% 535 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 38.6 200% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 416 363% 559 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$25 9,019 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 418GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 86 86 88 89 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 89.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 87.6 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$59 100,144 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 28.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 94%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $110

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 93%, 559,091 samples	3,896x
Core i5-8600KIntel $218Bench 92%, 176,409 samples	2,542x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 199,055 samples	1,727x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 900,230 samples	1,620x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 752,973 samples	1,239x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 886,769 samples	1,162x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $54Bench 107%, 492,063 samples	641x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $100Bench 114%, 329,878 samples	403x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 229,896 samples	387x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 449,320 samples	874x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $64Bench 86%, 345,515 samples	333x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 84%, 100,144 samples	315x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $193	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $250	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $190	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $181

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $639	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16