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

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 106%, 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	103% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '19 at 15:10
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 953 97% 784 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 199 Parallax 182 154% 190 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 186 Splatting 123 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 52 51 51 56 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 460 Mixed 361 SusWrite 92.4 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.9 202% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 233 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 34GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 220 211 210 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 359 Write 230 Mixed 290 SusWrite 214 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 36.7 162% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 142 131% 201 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 91%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 15GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 147 145 156 157 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 386 Write 151 Mixed 222 SusWrite 149 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 41 165% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 124 105% 154 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 82%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 36GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 145 144 145 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 464 Mixed 318 SusWrite 177 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 56.7 206% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 179 184% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45.6 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 31.5 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 33.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 45 89% 45 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%

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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	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 $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: 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) $30	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