MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% 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 Drive129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 23:31
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 779
79% 638 Pts
64-Core 995
62% 995 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 5390) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 204
Parallax 196
150% 195 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 179
Splatting 128
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
445GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 1,348
Write 359
Mixed 618
169% 775 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 18.8
129% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 417
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 38.3
117% 256 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 129%
Great: 155%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 189
Mixed 176
142% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.09
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.21
110% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 21
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 108%

 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 16,513 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: $569
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