MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics96.8% 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 Drive356% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190824
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateOct 11 '19 at 09:19
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 164
2-Core 327
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 651
8-Core 1,099
106% 875 Pts
64-Core 1,345
83% 1,345 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 135
Parallax 106
95% 119 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 139
Splatting 118
100% 123 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 2106 1554 1414 1434 1400 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
356% Outstanding
Read 2,160
Write 2,069
Mixed 1,421
SusWrite 1,634
409% 1,821 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 99.3
330% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,736
DQ Write 1297
DQ Mixed 1,472
1,113% 1,502 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 356%
Great: 410%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
132GB free
Firmware: Q0831C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 431 86 44 76 13 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 509
Write 404
Mixed 351
SusWrite 180
81% 361 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 18.6
135% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 89.3
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 20.9
70% 144 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
529GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 90 91 91 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 130
Write 126
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 91.1
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.7%
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)
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 30.2
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 31.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99.2%
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 16,509 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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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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