MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics125% 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 Drive257% 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)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200604
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateApr 25 '22 at 15:41
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 95.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 150
75% 121 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 217
32% 231 Pts
64-Core 215
13% 215 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389
MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 169
Parallax 167
136% 168 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 148
Splatting 126
123% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 552 553 550 551 552 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 2,532
Write 2,349
Mixed 1,571
SusWrite 603
393% 1,764 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 88.2
298% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 504
395% 554 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 257%
Great: 340%
WD Elements 107C 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 107c
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
19.4% Very poor
Read 38
Write 36
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 37.7
49% 36 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 60%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 8GB
7GB free, PID 201a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 6.9 8 8 8 8 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
5.21% Terrible
Read 15.7
Write 7.7
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 7.6
12% 9.88 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.21%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 19.9
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 55.9
72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 90%

 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 16,646 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) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $679
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HDDRAMUSB
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