MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '23 at 04:35
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8100-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 203
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 311
47% 338 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700
Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 10GB, Driver: 22.11.2
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 134
Parallax 243
95% 164 fps
MRender 215
Gravity 122
Splatting 194
146% 177 fps
Poor: 106%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 500GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411030WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 138 119 160 156 121 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 321
Write 192
Mixed 265
SusWrite 148
173% 232 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 34.4
6,395% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 236
2,397% 289 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
180GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 127 128 123 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 140
Write 145
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 127
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
890GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 115 117 119 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 144
Write 171
Mixed 66
SusWrite 122
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 26.7
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 101%

 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 16,518 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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