MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 20 '18 at 18:28
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 way below expectations (17th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 78
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 643
73% 572 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 101%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.2% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 132
Parallax 117
100% 124 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 121
Splatting 102
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 101%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
3.11% Terrible
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 7.97
0% 6.47 fps
MRender 7.29
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16.1
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.11%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 152 39 43 60 36 MB/s
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
66% Good
Read 192
Write 106
Mixed 156
SusWrite 62
29% 129 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 38.1
141% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 19.9
79% 174 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
647GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 111 114 113 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 86.5
Write 87.3
Mixed 61
SusWrite 112
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.6
180% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
38% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 11.7
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.4
SC Mixed 10.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 84.3
47% 84.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38%
Great: 48%

 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 16,518 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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