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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '19 at 23:57
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 865 83% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 120 Parallax 124 104% 124 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 122 Splatting 97.4 103% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 97 96 61 85 96 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 337 Write 264 Mixed 264 SusWrite 103 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 43.7 154% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 159 140% 207 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 37GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 379 458 443 73 467 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 490 Write 468 Mixed 307 SusWrite 378 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 33.1 116% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 68.3 130% 259 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 31GB free Firmware: V5DOA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 34.5 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 58.3 28% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 35%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 22GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 86 84 81 93 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 84.8 Write 85.2 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 89 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 72%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 27GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 58 58 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 60 Write 56.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 58 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 29.8 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 27.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 93%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,228x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	250x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	133x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	346x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	106x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $152Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,086

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16