MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive97.4% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 09 '18 at 12:32
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 129
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 731
77% 617 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 7.06
6% 8.11 fps
MRender 9.62
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1114B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 285 277 284 279 267 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 290
Mixed 271
SusWrite 279
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.6
160% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 180
162% 245 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 96%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 311 311 312 312 312 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,399
Write 1439
Mixed 1,191
SusWrite 486
305% 1,379 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 80.8
281% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 1,486
DQ Mixed 992
817% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 267%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
54.6% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 14.2
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.1
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 58%

 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 16,512 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) - $143

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $569
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