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

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.3% 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	247% 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 (14%). 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '18 at 18:42
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 952 89% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 58.9 Parallax 88.1 55% 71.4 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 74.9 54% 64 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 433GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,134 Write 1,354 Mixed 1,311 353% 1,600 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52.5 209% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 435 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 151 163% 278 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 254%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 145GB free Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 2680963 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 6425271079195 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 484 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 95 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 0 0 1465 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 2680963 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 2680963 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 2680963 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2967 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2783 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2783 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4853	55.6% Above average	Read 187 Write 173 Mixed 152 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 13.5 104% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 35.6 65% 129 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 67%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 129 129 124 (03) Spinup time 148 148 38682624462 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 684 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4317 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 188 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1037 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1037 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 167504969760 (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 0	76.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 126 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.43 119% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 634GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 81325161 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 5026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 20769372 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4417 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2076 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 52 504889374 (C2) HDA temperature 30 48 73014444062 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 42 21 81325161 (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 110380659517633 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2495280319 (F2) Unknown 100 253 356566049	52.5% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 93.3 Mixed 89.2 68% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.46 103% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.3 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 97%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,094

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