MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive105% 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 05:59
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 above expectations (81st percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 778
82% 654 Pts
64-Core 772
48% 772 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 126
107% 134 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 194 190 197 200 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 242
Mixed 164
SusWrite 197
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50.9
188% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 272
224% 321 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71
3TB free
Firmware: MKAOAA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 153 152 151 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 156
Write 160
Mixed 88
SusWrite 153
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.3
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73%
Great: 104%

 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 16,540 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) - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $528
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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