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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% 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	206% 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '20 at 00:05
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 731 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 61.2 55% 65.9 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 321 320 305 278 273 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,375 Mixed 494 SusWrite 346 207% 932 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 59.3 228% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 1,259 DQ Mixed 690 670% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 168GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 911 912 916 916 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 933 Mixed 910 SusWrite 836 231% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 80.5 292% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 223 285% 490 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 242%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 209GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 368 368 369 369 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 366 Mixed 325 SusWrite 367 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 44.9 165% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 194 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 173GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 362 363 363 362 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 463 Write 349 Mixed 245 SusWrite 362 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 13 129% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 86 105% 181 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 690GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 139 140 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 155 Write 90.1 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 140 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.5 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,220x
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 $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
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	76x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16