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

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 23:36
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,020 101% 827 Pts	64-Core 1312 81% 1312 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 195 Parallax 181 155% 189 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 182 Splatting 125 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV1-8B256 256GB 8,101 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: G881201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 345 304 272 141 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 349 Mixed 324 SusWrite 260 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.3 170% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 194 168% 246 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 98%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 360GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 445 455 455 407 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 473 Mixed 448 SusWrite 426 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.8 197% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 297 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 209GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 125 128 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 150 Write 118 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 127 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 167 166 169 170 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 103 Write 143 Mixed 68 SusWrite 163 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x8GB 5,888 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 32.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 48.2 SC Mixed 33 101% 35.2 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 136%

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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	247x
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 $95Bench 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	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 $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