MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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	52.7% 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	250% 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	12.7 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	May 08 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$239 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 995 95% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,264 78% 1,264 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 55.8 48% 61.3 fps	MRender 85.1 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 77.7 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$72 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 332 324 328 327 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2431 Write 1,439 Mixed 1165 SusWrite 356 298% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 79.1 253% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,330 DQ Mixed 1,008 802% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$35 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 342GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 470 466 473 472 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 476 Mixed 448 SusWrite 469 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 54.8 141% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 293 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 220GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 292 291 292 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1232 Write 294 Mixed 360 SusWrite 292 119% 544 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 35.5 196% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 943 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 416 360% 551 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 153%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 413GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 87 87 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 92 Mixed 52 SusWrite 87.8 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52% 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 (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 27.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 32.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $123

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $239Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	3,961x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,284x
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,360x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,156x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,029x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $359Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	917x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	529x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	365x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	278x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	576x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	306x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	256x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $610

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $815	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	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