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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	223% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 00:11
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 138 2-Core 240 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 839 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 189 Reflection 198 Parallax 181 154% 189 fps	Gravity 186 Splatting 126 134% 156 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 645 647 607 600 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,816 Write 1,590 Mixed 760 SusWrite 663 269% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 59.9 226% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 813 DQ Mixed 762 610% 859 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 233GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,218 Write 7,848 Mixed 7,718 1,771% 7,928 MB/s	4K Read 688 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 365 1,651% 439 MB/s	DQ Read 1,474 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1,041 829% 1,170 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 390 391 386 389 392 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 172 Write 261 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 388 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 1.7 10% 4.67 MB/s	DQ Read 5.1 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 7.1 6% 7.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 565%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 447 446 458 459 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 474 Mixed 390 SusWrite 449 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59 200% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 163 169 170 168 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 168 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 90%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 466GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 66 55 57 59 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 102 Write 29.9 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 60 38% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FBD 4x8GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.3 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 99%

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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	1,224x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	248x
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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16