MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180308
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 18:10
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 835
79% 655 Pts
64-Core 1,010
62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 169
Parallax 166
145% 171 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 154
Splatting 108
118% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-120 120GB
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 92 69 69 68 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 444
Write 265
Mixed 307
SusWrite 92.9
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 31
135% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 186
166% 249 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
840GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 179 188 190 185 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 183
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 185
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.9% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 19.5
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 18.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 109%

 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 16,518 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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