MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	266% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 21:41
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 299 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 950 94% 768 Pts	64-Core 1219 75% 1219 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 175 429% 175 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1377 1141 772 526 518 511 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,048 Write 1,799 Mixed 913 SusWrite 808 310% 1,392 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 68.4 245% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,436 DQ Write 1,259 DQ Mixed 1,042 864% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 293%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 298 296 296 295 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 479 Mixed 426 SusWrite 316 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 64 217% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 EVO 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 40GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,986 Write 1,483 Mixed 664 303% 1,377 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 56.8 228% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 858 732% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 174% Great: 271%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$130 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 192 196 208 193 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 192 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 199 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 214% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 106%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) - $206

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,301x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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