MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive121% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170829
Uptime22.1 Days
Run DateMar 06 '21 at 23:44
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 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 i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 64.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 251
78% 147 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 736
76% 614 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29% Poor
Lighting 36.4
Reflection 41.1
Parallax 38.3
30% 38.6 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 27.5
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 447 466 472 475 473 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 448
Mixed 389
SusWrite 460
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 51.9
182% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 298
238% 334 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 121%
Great: 121%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
239GB free
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1679 1178 468 467 465 469 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,524
Write 1751
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 788
359% 1,615 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 69.1
233% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,600
DQ Write 1,389
DQ Mixed 1,446
1,097% 1,478 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 288%
Great: 332%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
97GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 90 88 89 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 97.9
Write 86.2
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 88.3
63% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 859B BLS8G4D26BFSC.16FBD2 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.9% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 13.4
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 13.7
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 116
35% 116 ns

 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 16,540 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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