MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.3% 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 Drive240% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '22 at 19:38
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 766
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 128
Parallax 131
95% 125 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 123
Splatting 111
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PNY CS3030 500GB SSD
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS303121 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 601 570 598 789 725 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1,796
Write 1,935
Mixed 1,426
SusWrite 729
330% 1,472 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 67.5
248% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,295
DQ Write 864
DQ Mixed 1,272
897% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 134%
This bench: 240%
Great: 240%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 175 172 175 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Read 191
Write 167
Mixed 123
SusWrite 173
37% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 9.7
4K Mixed 0.7
9% 4.1 MB/s
DQ Read 0.8
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 1.2
2% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 23%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
363GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 124 123 124 124 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 165
Write 148
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 122
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 27.6
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 27
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 103%

 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 16,650 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) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $682
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HDDRAMUSB
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