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

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	231% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '18 at 02:40
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 962 95% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 29.9 Parallax 30.7 36% 35.1 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 41 Splatting 36.3 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 1,398 Mixed 1,427 336% 1,507 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.4 210% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 141 150% 250 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 302%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 466GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 1,362 Mixed 1,504 400% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 47.9 212% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 140 153% 258 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 110GB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 200398104 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6657 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 52980887 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 22424 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 852 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 73 56 691944423451 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 359 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 28311 (C2) HDA temperature 27 44 -140737488355301 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -7623566944949 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13684205463 (F2) Unknown 100 253 14573510465	70.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 113 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.26 84% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 112%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 8GB-$9 217 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 42.6 Write 12 Mixed 16.2 24% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.56 4K Write 0.28 4K Mixed 0.34 49% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 27.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 94%

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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	1,217x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	248x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	345x
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	97x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	119x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	88x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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