MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.8% 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 Drive85.4% 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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '23 at 22:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 111
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 666
64% 528 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 81.8%
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: 527.56
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 122
Parallax 110
86% 112 fps
MRender 92.3
Gravity 120
Splatting 104
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 108 107 108 105 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 401
Write 380
Mixed 358
SusWrite 140
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 39.3
146% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 178 180 181 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 176
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 179
97% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IR2400D464L15S/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 21.2
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68%
Great: 90%

 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 16,539 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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