MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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.
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)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '19 at 12:47
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 136
2-Core 269
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 736
72% 588 Pts
64-Core 965
60% 965 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 143
Parallax 121
109% 132 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 132
Splatting 102
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,540
Write 5,427
Mixed 6,065
1,340% 6,011 MB/s
4K Read 448
4K Write 233
4K Mixed 299
1,186% 327 MB/s
DQ Read 1,224
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 922
720% 999 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
431GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
69% Good
Read 122
Write 125
Mixed 107
SusWrite 119
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.8% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 17.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 103%

 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 16,542 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) - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $528
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