MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 04:33
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 932 91% 746 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 153 Parallax 142 114% 145 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 138 Splatting 112 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 261 Write 152 Mixed 192 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 43.7 152% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 123 93% 123 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 160GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 74.5 Write 74.5 Mixed 18 40% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 921GB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 150 Write 136 Mixed 35.8 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 691GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82.5 Write 42.5 Mixed 60.5 47% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Intenso External USB 3.0 8TB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 6TB free Firmware: 1405 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 148 Write 153 Mixed 95 98% 132 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 474% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 168GB free Firmware: CC4B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87.7 Write 59 Mixed 69.3 54% 72 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
ST3000DM 003-1F216N 3TB 1.5TB free, PID 0400 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 152 Write 124 Mixed 77.5 141% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s

ASMT 2105 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 124 Write 152 Mixed 80.5 152% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.9 404% 4.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 0.9 410% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 92%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 13GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 126 Write 99.5 Mixed 75.7 122% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 18GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 75.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 28.3 74% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 30.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 34.4 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,297x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $976

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16