MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.4% 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 Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170829
Uptime11.8 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 14:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 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-$188
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 270
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 908
88% 724 Pts
64-Core 1,129
70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.4% Excellent
Lighting 126
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 122
103% 101 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.2
Splatting 61.9
48% 59 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 70 85 88 77 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 220
Write 199
Mixed 320
SusWrite 89.3
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 16.3
96% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 19.9
73% 157 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 171 176 174 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 166
Mixed 20
SusWrite 174
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 21.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.9%
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 16,503 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: $571
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