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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	159% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '20 at 13:45
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$167 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 704 76% 605 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B45) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6094 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.83 Reflection 11.4 Parallax 8.75 6% 9.32 fps	Gravity 7 Splatting 15.5 11% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme 256GB 256GB 2,446 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111H0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 303 206 301 237 115 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 1,575 Write 982 Mixed 885 SusWrite 285 206% 932 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 26 183% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 123 211% 423 MB/s
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 200%
Aego 960GB 960GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 622GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 451 438 428 423 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 429 Mixed 410 SusWrite 438 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 53 172% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 134 164% 288 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 201GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 60 61 59 63 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 99.7 Write 63 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 61.1 51% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3000 2x8GB 40,300 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 100%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	250x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 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	106x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	88x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,088

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16