MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 148% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 119%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% 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 (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-8700K-$350 306,706 User benchmarks, average bench 108% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	SC Int 144 SC Float 153 SC Mixed 148 119% 149 Pts	QC Int 571 QC Float 557 QC Mixed 586 130% 572 Pts	MC Int 1,056 MC Float 1,249 MC Mixed 1176 173% 1,160 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 108,704 User benchmarks, average bench 129% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 420 Reflection 325 Parallax 455 134% 400 fps	MRender 386 Gravity 391 Splatting 239 147% 339 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 144%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$90 72,727 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 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 (93^rd 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: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$60 45,375 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 370GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 467 458 473 471 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^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: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 237GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 292 291 292 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^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: 82% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,110 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 418GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^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: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 35,828 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^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: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 84%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $120

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 108%, 306,706 samples	7,523x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 113,173 samples	5,194x
Core i5-8400Intel $197Bench 89%, 94,832 samples	3,474x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 607,467 samples	3,688x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	2,516x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	2,494x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples	1,164x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 150,591 samples	1,064x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples	809x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 208,591 samples	1,688x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,277 samples	618x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 89%, 62,870 samples	579x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $892

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $104
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $127	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $250	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X $220	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $606	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12