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

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	118% 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 (13%). 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 866 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 196 Parallax 194 152% 192 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 185 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 253 251 274 268 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 480 Mixed 384 SusWrite 283 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.2 207% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 314GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 370 417 448 459 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 229 Mixed 284 SusWrite 426 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.1 207% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 246 212% 313 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 168GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 310 327 326 331 331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 329 Mixed 324 SusWrite 323 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 43.5 161% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 185 157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 97%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 616GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1474 1240 1239 1233 1221 1233 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,792 Write 1,656 Mixed 934 SusWrite 1,273 317% 1,414 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 63.2 215% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,485 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1,045 876% 1,272 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.7 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

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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 $127Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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