MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive372% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190824
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 05 '19 at 08:19
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,040
103% 839 Pts
64-Core 1,316
81% 1,316 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 107%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2089 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 122
Parallax 103
93% 113 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 130
Splatting 109
92% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
717GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1860 2153 1617 1487 1500 1507 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
372% Outstanding
Read 2,646
Write 2,445
Mixed 1,675
SusWrite 1,687
474% 2,113 MB/s
4K Read 68.6
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 97.6
326% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,572
DQ Write 1,205
DQ Mixed 1,347
1,019% 1,375 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 372%
Great: 410%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
68GB free
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 12 29 24 51 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 501
Write 437
Mixed 383
SusWrite 90.2
79% 353 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 10.7
4K Mixed 0.7
49% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 10.7
DQ Mixed 0.7
15% 38.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
518GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 171 170 171 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 161
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 170
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 29.9
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.4
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 83%

 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 16,539 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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