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

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	249% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '22 at 22:35
Run Duration	476 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 290 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 936 91% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 305 Parallax 214 153% 235 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 195 Splatting 134 128% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 907GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1558 1013 1023 1028 1035 1016 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,442 Write 2,424 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 1,112 375% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 64.4 224% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 1,210 906% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 284%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$148 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2397 2380 2389 1787 1473 1498 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 2,387 Mixed 1,846 SusWrite 1,987 494% 2,197 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 93.9 314% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,410 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 1,228 924% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$148 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2396 2397 2395 1790 1488 1511 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	379% Outstanding	Read 2571 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,897 SusWrite 1,996 497% 2,211 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 94.5 318% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 1,227 925% 1,244 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 379% Great: 435%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 953GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2457 1035 1042 1035 1035 1040 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 2426 Mixed 1,626 SusWrite 1274 388% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 65.2 246% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,195 DQ Mixed 1,301 972% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 284%
Jmicron Generic 1TB 801 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 803GB free Firmware: 1507 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 406 401 398 402 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 401 Mixed 373 SusWrite 402 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 43.2 139% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 210 156% 208 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3467, 3467, 3467, 3467 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 31.6 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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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 $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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,112

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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