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

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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, 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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 17:24
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 270 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 826 75% 632 Pts	64-Core 1,235 76% 1,235 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 104% 131 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 493 Write 462 Mixed 274 91% 410 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 37.3 133% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 163 172% 284 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 364GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,284 Write 1,926 Mixed 970 382% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.5 202% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,265 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,038 802% 1,100 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,371 Write 44.5 Mixed 84.8 1,551% 2,167 MB/s	4K Read 760 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 3 32,047% 255 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 587GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 91.8 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 28.9 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 107%

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,215x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	247x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	343x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,120

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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