MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '18 at 22:58
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$186 746,287 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)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 285 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 938 91% 747 Pts	64-Core 1170 72% 1170 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 37.3 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 51.4 40% 49.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 358GB free Firmware: Q1115A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 442 441 439 437 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 421 Mixed 370 SusWrite 438 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 26.3 142% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 37.1 84% 167 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 129 127 127 128 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 472 Mixed 353 SusWrite 162 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.2 215% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
SB2 256GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 79GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 181 104 103 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 339 Mixed 332 SusWrite 171 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 41.7 160% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 205 177% 260 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 88%
Intel SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 480GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1283 957 948 951 954 958 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,376 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,344 SusWrite 1,008 342% 1,539 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 96.3 321% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,330 DQ Write 1,051 DQ Mixed 1,125 860% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 777 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 24.6 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 27.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 101%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,289x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	537x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	437x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	250x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16