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

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	369% 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	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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 02:20
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 304 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 949 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1190 74% 1190 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2020 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Lighting 77.3 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 95.1 63% 82.1 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 58.4 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 818GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2384 2144 1165 1163 1161 1178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,550 Write 2,383 Mixed 1,594 SusWrite 1,533 452% 2,015 MB/s	4K Read 68.6 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 98.9 338% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,629 DQ Write 1,478 DQ Mixed 1,513 1,146% 1540 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 372%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 102GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 327 327 326 326 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,182 Write 1,493 Mixed 754 SusWrite 380 265% 1,202 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 60.3 271% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 1,273 DQ Mixed 707 661% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 236%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 165 174 162 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 152 Mixed 49 SusWrite 167 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 277% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 28.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 31.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 120%

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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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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