MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181119
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateOct 11 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 70.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
84% 157 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 777
82% 654 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 2847) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.9% Poor
Lighting 30.2
Reflection 28
Parallax 35.3
25% 31.2 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 35.1
Splatting 31.8
28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 454 448 456 458 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 453
Mixed 443
SusWrite 447
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 57.9
193% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 274
228% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 124%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
771GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 192 189 192 192 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 172
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 189
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.7% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 12.7
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.4
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 89%

 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 16,608 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $684
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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