MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181119
Uptime21.1 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU7%
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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-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 117
2-Core 247
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 799
77% 633 Pts
64-Core 1,101
68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 3FFC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 128
Parallax 135
110% 132 fps
MRender 161
Gravity 113
Splatting 94.9
97% 123 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 105%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 351 30 86 70 38 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 492
Write 431
Mixed 417
SusWrite 100
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 29.5
135% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 1
79% 188 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
725GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 169 171 172 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 177
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 172
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 28
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 20.4
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 18.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 108%

 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 16,514 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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