MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 75.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 232
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 763
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 1,058
66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.8% Very good
Lighting 87.2
Reflection 43.1
Parallax 73.2
71% 67.8 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 96.6
Splatting 85.9
70% 85.3 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0A- 240GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF360000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 40 37 54 52 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 59.8
Write 4.7
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 45.6
29% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1.1
172% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 160%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
905GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 70 74 162 183 183 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 189
Write 162
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 124
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
49% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.C1GQB.4032B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.9
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 13.7
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57%
Great: 81%

 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 16,562 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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