MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive98.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181119
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 17:26
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 275
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 837
84% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,121
69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
MSI(1462 7B48) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
6.53% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 9.8
Parallax 8.8
6% 8.67 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 11.9
8% 8.77 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.53%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 241 235 220 244 240 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 252
Mixed 253
SusWrite 237
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 40.3
163% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 196
182% 284 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 88 90 92 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 95.7
Write 97.8
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 90
66% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
42.2% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 10.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 67%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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