MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 15:53
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 610
70% 543 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 107
Parallax 117
92% 112 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 117
Splatting 94.3
100% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 235 231 227 221 217 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 494
Write 242
Mixed 242
SusWrite 231
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 34.6
129% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 202
185% 285 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 128%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
58GB free
Firmware: S0118C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,388
Write 1,907
Mixed 1,430
423% 1,908 MB/s
4K Read 60.2
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 86.1
294% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,411
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 621
620% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 185% Great: 373%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 28
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 27.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $528
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HDDRAMUSB
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