MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 143% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 120%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	262% 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	12.7 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 16 '19 at 12:00
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$350 328,671 User benchmarks, average bench 107% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	SC Int 143 SC Float 151 SC Mixed 148 118% 147 Pts	QC Int 558 QC Float 587 QC Mixed 590 131% 578 Pts	MC Int 1,058 MC Float 1,267 MC Mixed 1,184 175% 1,169 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 107,209 User benchmarks, average bench 130% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 178 Parallax 179 55% 178 fps	MRender 383 Gravity 384 Splatting 178 139% 315 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 145%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$90 72,255 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 332 329 324 317 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,325 SusWrite 340 307% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 84.1 302% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 957 DQ Write 1361 DQ Mixed 1,006 803% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 276%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$59 45,161 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 342GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 471 472 459 454 398 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 473 Mixed 373 SusWrite 454 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 57.6 177% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 294 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 127%
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 543 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 220GB free Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 290 290 291 290 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,233 Write 293 Mixed 384 SusWrite 290 120% 550 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 38.1 184% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 423 366% 561 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 152%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$33 5,178 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 412GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 90 89 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 92 Write 94.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 88.7 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$69 35,659 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 27.9 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 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) - $168

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 107%, 328,671 samples	7,544x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 102%, 116,390 samples	5,204x
Core i5-8400Intel $199Bench 89%, 103,557 samples	3,486x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples	3,699x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples	2,521x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 120%, 529,146 samples	2,504x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples	1,167x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 107%, 158,635 samples	1,066x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples	809x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 87%, 230,653 samples	1,693x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 8,486 samples	619x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 62,591 samples	581x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $940

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 $248	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $674	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) $70	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $606	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $78	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12