MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 141% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	109% 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	274% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-8700K-$355 322,715 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	1-Core 148 2-Core 296 104% 222 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 952 98% 769 Pts	64-Core 1176 79% 1176 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 131,470 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 420 Reflection 325 Parallax 455 110% 400 fps	MRender 386 Gravity 391 Splatting 239 108% 339 fps
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$79 89,403 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 597 328 319 311 312 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,478 Write 1458 Mixed 1,313 SusWrite 364 310% 1,403 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 92.8 325% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1351 DQ Mixed 1,009 806% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 278%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$58 61,281 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 370GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 467 458 473 471 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 477 Mixed 453 SusWrite 457 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.7 193% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 295 241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 577 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 292 291 292 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,236 Write 293 Mixed 353 SusWrite 292 118% 544 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 41.8 210% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 413 362% 559 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 154%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,299 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 418GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 89.5 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 88.6 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$65 46,231 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 28 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 33.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 47.3 85% 47.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 71%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $355Bench 92%, 322,715 samples	8,545x
Core i5-8600KIntel $265Bench 90%, 125,839 samples	5,836x
Core i5-8400Intel $183Bench 79%, 115,832 samples	3,916x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $228Bench 56%, 706,813 samples	4,126x
GTX 1070Nvidia $359Bench 78%, 613,412 samples	2,852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 100%, 440,934 samples	2,822x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $73Bench 106%, 497,964 samples	1,302x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $74Bench 108%, 204,084 samples	1,224x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 113%, 417,557 samples	895x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 245,677 samples	1,934x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 9,835 samples	697x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 87%, 80,472 samples	665x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660 $210	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $73
Intel Core i5-9600K $240	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
Intel Core i7-9700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $612	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $70	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14