MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics150% 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 Drive286% 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '18 at 01:02
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 1,048
97% 808 Pts
64-Core 1,244
77% 1,244 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2967 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Lighting 225
Reflection 206
Parallax 204
184% 212 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 191
Splatting 131
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 150%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2041 597 586 600 614 598 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,378
Write 2,042
Mixed 1,400
SusWrite 839
371% 1,665 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 89.5
297% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,137
DQ Write 965
DQ Mixed 1,046
785% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 286%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 24.4
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 27.7
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 93%

 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 16,612 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
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