MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive118% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180110
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 20:35
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 259
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 822
79% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,026
64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 198
Parallax 199
152% 195 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 184
Splatting 126
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 139 131 281 96 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 845
Write 576
Mixed 587
SusWrite 169
121% 544 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 49.3
182% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 323
271% 383 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 118%
Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 193 192 193 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 153
Mixed 89
SusWrite 192
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 20.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 82%

 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 16,514 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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