MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive280% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 16:55
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 779
83% 660 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 868A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3510 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 121
Parallax 115
101% 120 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 105
Splatting 88.7
89% 112 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1438 1461 1462 1462 1461 1464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,043
Write 1,465
Mixed 872
SusWrite 1,458
326% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 63
234% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,279
DQ Write 408
DQ Mixed 460
440% 715 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 280%
Great: 283%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
393GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 558 559 563 556 541 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,494
Write 1,910
Mixed 1,456
SusWrite 683
312% 1,386 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 83.2
284% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,200
DQ Write 1,481
DQ Mixed 1,493
1,084% 1,391 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 249%
Great: 291%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 157 157 157 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 158
Mixed 99.1
SusWrite 158
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 33.4
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 45.7
SC Mixed 30.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 119%

 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 16,541 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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