MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 10:46
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 445
65% 474 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 93%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 250 233 170 130 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 478
Write 246
Mixed 264
SusWrite 190
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 14.7
106% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 23.6
43% 84.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 74%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB
198GB free
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 472 472 472 472 393 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 441
Mixed 410
SusWrite 450
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 56.1
188% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 296
241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
808GB free
Firmware: AX1P2C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 106 108 104 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 101
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 106
62% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CM4X4GF3000C15K4 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CM4X4GF3000C15K4 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
100% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 32.7
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 27.6
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 82%
This bench: 100%
Great: 102%

 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 16,650 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) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $682
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HDDRAMUSB
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