MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 11:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 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% Outstanding
Memory 86.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 270
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 892
88% 718 Pts
64-Core 1123
70% 1123 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 134
Parallax 113
99% 123 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 120
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,684
Write 1,501
Mixed 1,326
335% 1,504 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 68.2
252% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 860
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 809
657% 920 MB/s
Poor: 143% Great: 238%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 997GB
200GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 453 453 462 463 463 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 442
Mixed 466
SusWrite 461
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 62
213% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
287GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 128 129 128 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 170
Write 175
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 127
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-2400C17-8GNT 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-2400C17-8GNT 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 23.5
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.8
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 73%

 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 16,540 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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