MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 27 '18 at 22:28
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 (53rd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 798
78% 638 Pts
64-Core 1,029
64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 128
Parallax 110
98% 119 fps
MRender 92
Gravity 116
Splatting 98.2
84% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$36
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 101 120 122 93 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 446
Write 216
Mixed 123
SusWrite 110
49% 224 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.8
17% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 187 184 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 151
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 184
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 81%

 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 16,517 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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HDDRAMUSB
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