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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	263% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 18:38
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 936 99% 790 Pts	64-Core 914 57% 914 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 129 Reflection 141 Parallax 132 105% 134 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 106 103% 118 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 222GB free Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 105 106 107 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 444 Mixed 407 SusWrite 135 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 50 177% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 234 195% 280 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 89%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 903 943 892 762 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,473 Write 2565 Mixed 1,659 SusWrite 860 371% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 87.5 303% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,242 DQ Write 1,330 DQ Mixed 1,436 1,039% 1,336 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 306%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 861GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 148 148 148 148 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 162 Write 119 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 148 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 168 170 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 164 Mixed 30 SusWrite 168 97% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

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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 $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