MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 12:21
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9400F How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$129
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 720
75% 604 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
92% 112 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 101
Splatting 82.7
85% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
91GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 379 327 317 317 317 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 480
Mixed 455
SusWrite 353
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 67.3
228% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 343
259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 129%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 150 166 173 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 143
Write 184
Mixed 85
SusWrite 159
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.9% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.4
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 88%

 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 16,633 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: $680
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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