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

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	300% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 832 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

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: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 198 Parallax 182 151% 188 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 184 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1513 1266 1265 1178 1173 1139 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2245 Mixed 1,560 SusWrite 1,256 419% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 80.7 266% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 984 738% 985 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free Firmware: Z32070RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 408 Write 406 Mixed 351 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 17.2 96% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 28 80% 168 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 428GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 101 99 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 134 Write 129 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 99.9 70% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 182 184 181 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 140 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 181 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 31GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 19 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 20 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 18.1 30% 24 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.6 185% 3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 27.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 110%

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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	1,218x
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 $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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