MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '19 at 20:54
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 37%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 104
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 342
52% 377 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 72
62% 74.1 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 70
57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 129 135 136 141 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 426
Write 232
Mixed 233
SusWrite 134
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 15.5
89% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 22.7
43% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 74%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
321GB free
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 322 362 354 369 378 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 396
Write 417
Mixed 369
SusWrite 365
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 45
151% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 295
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 101%
Great: 123%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
815GB free
Firmware: AX1P2C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 109 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 107
Write 106
Mixed 32.5
SusWrite 107
64% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CM4X4GF3000C15K4 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CM4X4GF3000C15K4 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
82.3% Excellent
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 28.4
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 20
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 102%

 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 16,545 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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