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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	208% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 03:54
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 884 88% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 149 Parallax 128 116% 140 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 109 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 755GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1197 756 142 104 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,469 Write 1,564 Mixed 1,081 SusWrite 614 265% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 72.7 251% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 628 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 270 342% 598 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 255%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 261GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 282 203 287 277 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 480 Mixed 373 SusWrite 300 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 41 152% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 194 186% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 258GB free Firmware: CS221016 SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 271 377 373 365 242 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 288 Write 286 Mixed 377 SusWrite 352 74% 326 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 42.7 158% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 191 190% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76% Very good	Read 172 Write 137 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 92.9 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 171 165 175 163 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 150 Mixed 68 SusWrite 166 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 27.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,218x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	260x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,094

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