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

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	102% 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	229% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Memory 47.1 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 121 44% 77.9 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 522 50% 414 Pts	64-Core 1,049 65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 100%

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: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 131 Parallax 136 110% 134 fps	MRender 86.4 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 88% 107 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 1110 1189 1243 967 1383 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,755 Write 1,629 Mixed 872 SusWrite 1,137 302% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 50.3 168% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,022 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 717 564% 790 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 393%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 435GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1186 815 833 821 808 816 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,012 Write 1,468 Mixed 526 SusWrite 880 219% 972 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 36.8 125% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,175 DQ Write 486 DQ Mixed 962 678% 874 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 298%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 73GB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 93 80 88 81 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 52.2 Write 127 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 82.4 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 112%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 7.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 320 303 337 313 336 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 466GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 145 147 142 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 134 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 145 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 82%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 410GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 90 94 95 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 101 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 90.7 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 156% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 981GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 105 104 106 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 84.9 Write 89.4 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 104 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 171 163 167 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 135 Write 138 Mixed 97.9 SusWrite 168 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 268% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 22 22 24 19 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 50.6 Write 24.9 Mixed 23 SusWrite 22.8 37% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.2 135% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 4.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 172 23% 172 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 118%

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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