MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics34.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 10:54
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 259
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 684
74% 586 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Lighting 45
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 37
37% 37.6 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 39.8
Splatting 35.2
31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HCC543232A7A380 320GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ES2OA60W Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 64.6
Write 60.4
Mixed 63.1
47% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.26
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.6% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 23.5
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 20.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 98%

 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 16,540 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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