MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '17 at 21:29
Run Duration	347 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 161 2-Core 324 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 945 99% 794 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6305 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 875 (B1) Unknown 99 99 59 (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 62 57 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 81 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19924544926	119% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 492 111% 498 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 45.8 170% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 169 179% 297 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 570GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 170 154 10458 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1250 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8294 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1206 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 102 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1147 (C2) HDA temperature 109 109 43 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	86.8% Excellent	Read 170 Write 132 Mixed 151 114% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.79 4K Mixed 0.23 100% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 343GB free Firmware: CC4G Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 73530488 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2115 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 4329588659 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12910 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2038 (B7) Unknown 1 1 221 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 4 158916411603 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 61 59 656080935 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 247 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 58 58 85934 (C2) HDA temperature 39 41 60129542183 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 167 496 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -32577326932512 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -57789346160647 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -25327541115724	81.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 127 Mixed 121 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.36 91% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	4.74% Terrible	Read 19.9 Write 3.56 Mixed 6.09 10% 9.84 MB/s	4K Read 4.52 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.005 17% 1.51 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.74% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 30 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) - $206

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	250x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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