MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.5% 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 Drive115% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 02:28
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 914
84% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,126
70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.9
89% 107 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 99.3
81% 98.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 156 155 155 157 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 488
Mixed 351
SusWrite 187
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 60.4
217% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 353
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 197 198 198 197 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 157
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 198
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 106 107 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 81.2
Write 98
Mixed 66
SusWrite 106
122% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 25.3
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.1%
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 16,517 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) - $143

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $569
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HDDRAMUSB
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