MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.5% 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 Drive21.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime12 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 as expected (41st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 81.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 762
80% 643 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 120
109% 133 fps
MRender 82.5
Gravity 116
Splatting 77.3
74% 92.1 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 95 18 31 79 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
21.7% Poor
Read 346
Write 380
Mixed 149
SusWrite 51.6
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 1
9% 5.17 MB/s
DQ Read 80.2
DQ Write 12.5
DQ Mixed 12.4
18% 35 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
361GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 121 118 122 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 160
Write 146
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 120
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.1% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 21
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 78.5
51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 103%

 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 16,540 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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