MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime10.3 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 04:23
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 70.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
82% 153 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 731
72% 590 Pts
64-Core 961
60% 961 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
90% 114 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 108
Splatting 91.3
77% 94.7 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 86%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 63 68 67 97 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 428
Write 221
Mixed 168
SusWrite 73.2
164% 223 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 12.6
1,966% 9.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 145%
Great: 160%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
231GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 130 129 128 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 168
Write 160
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 128
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
29GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 10 11 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
9.63% Terrible
Read 20
Write 9.8
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 10.8
14% 11.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.6
106% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.63%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 21.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 55%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

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