MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive89.2% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 29 '21 at 15:40
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 241
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 788
75% 622 Pts
64-Core 1,025
63% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 142
Parallax 126
102% 131 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 118
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 168 160 154 159 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 490
Write 178
Mixed 271
SusWrite 162
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 39.2
156% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 185
160% 244 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
109GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 93 93 92 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.7% Good
Read 125
Write 123
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 93.1
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
38% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 10.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 38%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 26: 2R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
26% 29% 42 105 6 75 33.1" 2048 1152 AOC3279 Q3279WG5B
Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $528
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