MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170905
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMar 27 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 above expectations (85th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 269
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 859
82% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.7%
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: 445.75
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 195
Parallax 186
113% 173 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 180
Splatting 122
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 206 204 203 202 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 472
Mixed 310
SusWrite 213
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51
185% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 263
216% 310 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
305GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 603 603 605 605 606 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
306% Outstanding
Read 2,496
Write 2,324
Mixed 1,511
SusWrite 882
403% 1,804 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 88.7
299% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,442
DQ Write 1,258
DQ Mixed 1,343
1,009% 1,347 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 306%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
602GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 183 184 182 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 173
Mixed 112
SusWrite 183
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 35.3
MC Mixed 25.4
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 28.6
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 97%

 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 16,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
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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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