MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive160% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190402
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 10 '19 at 13:39
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 12%
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 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 i5-9400F-$102
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 697
75% 595 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
MSI(1462 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.6% Good
Lighting 92
Reflection 79
Parallax 72.1
75% 81 fps
MRender 68.8
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 71.7
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$39
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 135 134 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 1,119
Write 499
Mixed 674
SusWrite 144
134% 609 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 91
310% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 413
DQ Write 43.6
DQ Mixed 252
178% 236 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 160%
Great: 165%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 173 179 178 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 176
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 16.4
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 62%

 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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