MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive139% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '20 at 03:46
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 851
82% 675 Pts
64-Core 918
57% 918 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 112
Parallax 222
111% 156 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 131
Splatting 155
111% 132 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 543 534 503 486 454 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 709
Write 596
Mixed 510
SusWrite 509
130% 581 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 46.3
149% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 669
DQ Mixed 795
583% 767 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 139%
Great: 353%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
398GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 144 147 147 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 148
Write 141
Mixed 102
SusWrite 145
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
80GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 77 77 76 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 95.2
Write 88.6
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 76.2
60% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 8502 2400 C15 Series 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 8502 2400 C15 Series 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 24.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 23
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.2%
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 16,534 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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