MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.7% 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 Drive85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181119
Uptime33.1 Days
Run DateJul 02 '20 at 23:44
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 139
2-Core 250
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 895
85% 705 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 92.2
Parallax 90.7
82% 94.6 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 77.8
72% 88.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Solid 120GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 59 50 50 49 47 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 513
Write 328
Mixed 373
SusWrite 89.5
72% 326 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 30.5
164% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 45.4
91% 178 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
473GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 152 138 160 157 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 144
Write 143
Mixed 20
SusWrite 152
82% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 61%

 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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