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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	289% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 23:29
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 934 93% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3769) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2835 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 4.04 Parallax 187 140% 121 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 173 Splatting 2.48 46% 62.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1994 960 795 824 795 823 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,701 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,889 SusWrite 1,032 440% 1,971 MB/s	4K Read 73.4 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 81.6 268% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 323 349% 619 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 355%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 462GB free Firmware: EGFM11.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2289 2288 2283 2278 2263 2255 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 2,252 Mixed 1,915 SusWrite 2276 474% 2,094 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 69.8 213% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 1,442 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 283 336% 624 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 491%
Samsung 850 PRO 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 107GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 150 150 150 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 418 SusWrite 185 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 52 174% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 216 168% 239 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 199 194 200 183 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 172 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 193 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 5.6 3.2 4 4.7 3.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 4.7 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 4.2 13% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 64GB 1,850 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 59GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 27.7 Write 18.2 Mixed 9 SusWrite 11.8 20% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 3.7 262% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.8 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 $193Bench 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 $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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $37Bench 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: $1,093

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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16