MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Graphics75.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B48
MotherboardMSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '18 at 01:02
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 158
53% 118 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 706
60% 516 Pts
64-Core 1,078
67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 76% Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.5% Very good
Lighting 75
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 181
61% 110 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 157
Splatting 112
104% 128 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+238G 256GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 16.0 Max speed: Unknown
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 455
Write 80.9
Mixed 132
48% 223 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 25.6
90% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 72
DQ Mixed 50.8
51% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 101%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 315
Write 281
Mixed 253
212% 283 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 3.73
4K Mixed 0.59
766% 6.5 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 172%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 19.7
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 1.4
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 2.3
9% 3.07 GB/s
Latency 807
5% 807 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 106%

 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 16,544 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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