MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.2% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 26 '19 at 17:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 755
79% 635 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 109
Parallax 94.9
85% 103 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 99
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 897
Write 574
Mixed 599
153% 690 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 54.5
203% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 555
DQ Mixed 326
274% 386 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
793GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 167 167 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 166
Mixed 100
SusWrite 166
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 23.4
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 25.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 82%

 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 16,512 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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