MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 143% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	278% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 20:05
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$355 381,974 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	1-Core 146 2-Core 292 103% 219 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 809 86% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,031 69% 1,031 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$540 614,460 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 342 Reflection 317 Parallax 308 90% 322 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 392 Splatting 246 105% 292 fps
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$110 73,453 User benchmarks, average bench 293% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 354 335 318 207 291 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 1,029 Mixed 1,816 SusWrite 324 321% 1,457 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 92.7 309% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,402 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,209 916% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 220% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 336%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$89 450,220 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 210GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 466 473 479 478 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 417 SusWrite 471 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 66.4 226% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$306 57,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 192GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 457 295 252 251 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 399 Write 480 Mixed 380 SusWrite 325 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.2 158% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 327 248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$43 398,641 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 569GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 152 168 168 183 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 132 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 173 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 26,645 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 85 86 90 87 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 87 Write 87 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 86.7 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 859B CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH3 859B CT8G4DFS824A.C8FE 859B CT8G4DFS824A.M8FH3 32GB 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 26.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 28 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns

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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) - $100

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $355Bench 94%, 381,974 samples	9,567x
Core i5-8600KIntel $245Bench 91%, 137,813 samples	6,512x
Core i5-8400Intel $200Bench 79%, 134,352 samples	4,333x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $270Bench 57%, 746,202 samples	4,546x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 79%, 705,740 samples	3,193x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples	3,155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $53Bench 106%, 546,937 samples	1,413x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $78Bench 107%, 237,869 samples	1,410x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $89Bench 113%, 450,220 samples	983x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 283,637 samples	2,153x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 10,908 samples	769x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 87%, 84,742 samples	732x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $841

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $205	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $375	Nvidia RTX 2060 $349	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $249

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $653	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $14