MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 01:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 84.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 778
83% 660 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 77.6
Reflection 82.9
Parallax 73.1
63% 77.9 fps
MRender 77.5
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 66.7
58% 72.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 308 310 310 302 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 310
Mixed 306
SusWrite 304
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 39.3
158% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 241
208% 308 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
500GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 151 151 152 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 151
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 151
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.5% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 20.8
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 19.1
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 73.3
55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 104%

 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 16,517 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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