MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 17:28
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 10600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 283
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 826
84% 681 Pts
64-Core 809
50% 809 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 120
Parallax 126
103% 124 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 112
Splatting 99.6
102% 129 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 356 355 358 359 361 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 487
Mixed 361
SusWrite 358
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 46.6
180% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 279
232% 333 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
130GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 172 173 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 127
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 172
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC Kingston KHX2666C16/8G Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.8% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 22.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 22.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 76%

 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 16,570 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $708
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