MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive243% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '18 at 13:24
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (95th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 136
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 832
81% 663 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 152
Parallax 129
114% 140 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 138
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 309 312 312 312 310 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 2,251
Write 1449
Mixed 1,052
SusWrite 416
286% 1,292 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 79.5
273% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 973
DQ Write 961
DQ Mixed 998
741% 977 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 243%
Great: 280%
Seagate ST32000644NS 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SN12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 128 128 129 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 130
Write 126
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 128
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 25.8
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 29.8
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 104%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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