MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive151% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 28 '18 at 01:39
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 111
2-Core 247
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 710
74% 594 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Lighting 36.4
Reflection 26.4
Parallax 32.7
30% 31.8 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 33.8
Splatting 33.1
28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 767 803 773 776 807 666 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 623
Write 705
Mixed 596
SusWrite 765
152% 672 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 52.9
202% 76.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 293
247% 357 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 151%
Great: 153%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.8
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 89%

 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 16,513 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) - $143

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $569
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HDDRAMUSB
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