MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 18:39
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 (72nd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 259
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 734
78% 625 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 128
Parallax 118
97% 122 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 120
Splatting 109
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,134
Write 341
Mixed 1,352
278% 1,276 MB/s
4K Read 61.3
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 84.6
284% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,367
DQ Write 1,211
DQ Mixed 1,338
990% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
217GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 143 142 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 139
Write 58.6
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 141
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.2% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 110%

 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 16,555 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: $675
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HDDRAMUSB
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