MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '17 at 02:42
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 245 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 797 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 46.2 39% 49.9 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 52.1 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 12332 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 513 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 53 (A8) Unknown 100 100 179 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1011 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 58 (AE) Unknown 100 100 95 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 41 176094838813 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 349 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 31088 (F1) Unknown 253 253 14153 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9364 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	96.9% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 454 Mixed 461 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 25.2 122% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 57.9 110% 221 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 114%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 46GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 29572 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1399 (B1) Unknown 83 83 601 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 60 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 91 91 8396 (EB) Unknown 99 99 123 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19938827471	63.2% Good	Read 498 Write 205 Mixed 201 66% 301 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 16.4 79% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 62.2 DQ Mixed 42.6 63% 124 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 166 166 34380841330 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 10965 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 12586 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 541 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 10968 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 10968 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 188979478558 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	67.8% Good	Read 127 Write 109 Mixed 119 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.23 84% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 159 159 34385625412 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 11459 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11106 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 436 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 11460 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 11460 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 188979609629 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 26	97.8% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 161 Mixed 145 121% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.23 108% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 14.9 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 103%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,218x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	247x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	133x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	346x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	260x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16