MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive84% 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)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 02 '18 at 04:19
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 278
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 866
86% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 142
Parallax 133
107% 135 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 125
Splatting 106
90% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 173 183 185 187 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 391
Write 228
Mixed 250
SusWrite 178
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 38.5
155% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 139
129% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 84%
Great: 88%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
143GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 488 486 487 488 487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 478
Mixed 346
SusWrite 486
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 47
171% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 174
177% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 118%
Great: 116%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB
7GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
4.94% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 5.5
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.1
9% 7.85 MB/s
4K Read 6.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.94%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$21
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 20
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 109%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $687
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