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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	303% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190403
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '19 at 18:02
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 290 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 912 82% 691 Pts	64-Core 1,184 73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3163) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 143 Reflection 133 Parallax 139 117% 138 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 113 106% 120 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 452 448 453 445 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 3445 Write 2,178 Mixed 770 SusWrite 539 380% 1,733 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 60.4 262% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,164 DQ Write 1,267 DQ Mixed 877 753% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 313%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB 1,220 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 314 304 321 321 318 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 322 Write 266 Mixed 91 SusWrite 313 180% 248 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.8 398% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 307%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 999GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 147 139 144 146 148 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 128 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 144 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 4x8GB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 34.8 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 49.5 SC Mixed 34.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 119%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,222x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	76x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16