MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	113% 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.

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 (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 14:56
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 836 84% 682 Pts	64-Core 1085 67% 1085 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 154 Parallax 171 130% 161 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 144 Splatting 105 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 211 165 227 229 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 474 Mixed 409 SusWrite 236 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 57.6 203% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 112GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 335 331 321 321 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 463 Mixed 458 SusWrite 334 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 60 210% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 447GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 156 163 248 268 270 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 449 Write 368 Mixed 292 SusWrite 244 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 18.7 71% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 95.5 DQ Mixed 41.5 49% 85 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 51 52 54 53 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,286x
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	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	249x

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	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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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