MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170918
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 22:17
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 923
89% 734 Pts
64-Core 1,149
71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.9% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 116
Parallax 98.4
83% 106 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 96.9
Splatting 102
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 896
Write 560
Mixed 588
151% 681 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 51.9
193% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 37.6
108% 228 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177
85GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 422 473 431 439 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 463
Mixed 346
SusWrite 449
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 39.3
156% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 273
224% 319 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 211 213 211 210 212 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 160
Mixed 86
SusWrite 210
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 119%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.6% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 25.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.7
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns

 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 16,514 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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