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

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.36% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	244% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '17 at 16:23
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 964 94% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,201 74% 1,201 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

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. 23.20.16.4877 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.36% Terrible	Lighting 8.73 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 8.59 7% 9.9 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 7.87 Splatting 17.4 11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.36% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,888 Write 1,654 Mixed 1,543 378% 1,695 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 34.8 149% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 547 DQ Write 489 DQ Mixed 36.6 159% 358 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 353%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 740GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 171 Write 166 Mixed 102 181% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.35 47% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 64%
WDC WD20 PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 16GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 85.1 Write 137 Mixed 103 148% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.21 72% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 2,666 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2693 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 99%

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

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	251x
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 $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	106x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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