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

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.8% 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	206% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 279 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 783 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 68.4 57% 69.3 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 58.3 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 317 319 307 319 284 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,977 Write 1,438 Mixed 715 SusWrite 362 248% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 53.8 215% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 811 DQ Mixed 652 555% 815 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 18GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 181 189 191 187 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 332 Write 238 Mixed 251 SusWrite 186 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.2 173% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 142 130% 198 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 385GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 166 160 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 160 Mixed 100 SusWrite 164 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 222% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 1,517 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 46.4 MC Mixed 36 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 34.7 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 115%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,220x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	76x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,093

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16