MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive276% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190824
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 09:15
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8500-$120
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 224
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 695
75% 594 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55.2% Above average
Lighting 69.2
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 87.3
56% 75.7 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 70
Splatting 56.7
53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 988 795 814 819 815 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 2,468
Write 2,288
Mixed 1702
SusWrite 1,029
419% 1,872 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 90.3
306% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 442
DQ Write 418
DQ Mixed 176
202% 345 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 276%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
233GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 482 397 287 289 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 479
Mixed 451
SusWrite 370
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 65.2
223% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 128%
Great: 128%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
861GB free
Firmware: SBM3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 90 116 129 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 99.3
Write 128
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 115
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.7
219% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 26.4
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 24.8
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 97%

 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 16,509 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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