MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% 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 Drive89.3% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateApr 30 '21 at 23:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9400F How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 81.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 244
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 659
71% 566 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
PNY(196E 1344) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 145
Parallax 146
123% 147 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 130
Splatting 114
112% 141 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 300 301 301 304 302 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 484
Write 303
Mixed 274
SusWrite 302
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 38.3
131% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 110
119% 195 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 129%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB
7TB free
Firmware: PN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 222 222 226 224 226 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.5% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 103%

 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 16,502 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: $571
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