MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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.
Graphics101% 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 Drive32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 07 '18 at 11:50
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 142
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 549
8-Core 833
86% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,134
70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Device(1B4C 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 123
107% 133 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 128
Splatting 109
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KingFast 240GB
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1124A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 301 52 43 15 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 456
Write 384
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 78.9
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 0.5
34% 9.13 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
915GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 179 196 188 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 109
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 191
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24.5
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 82%

 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 16,555 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) - $249

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $675
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HDDRAMUSB
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