MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.6% 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 Drive62.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 05:28
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i3-8350K-$100
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 54.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
77% 148 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 512
67% 502 Pts
64-Core 511
32% 511 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.6% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 113
Parallax 105
83% 107 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 95.6
78% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 245 239 262 229 265 MB/s
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
62.7% Good
Read 118
Write 91.8
Mixed 154
SusWrite 246
35% 152 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 27.4
103% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 206
169% 240 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 25.1
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 17.4
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 145
28% 145 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 88%

 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 16,508 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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