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

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	153% 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	317% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '19 at 05:15
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,136 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,682 104% 1,682 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 229 Parallax 221 172% 220 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 214 Splatting 133 154% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 656GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1198 1776 1797 1155 1138 1097 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,507 Write 2,285 Mixed 1,579 SusWrite 1360 433% 1,933 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 83.5 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 965 DQ Mixed 1,044 780% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 156 167 167 163 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 100 Write 155 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 159 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 90%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 137GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 89 89 93 87 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 68.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 88.7 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.4 187% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 69%
Lacie Rugged THB USB3 2TB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 107 110 105 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 81 Write 135 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 107 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 176% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 2,670 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.8 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $95Bench 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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16