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

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '20 at 17:40
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	20%

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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 i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 266 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 733 76% 612 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 74.2 62% 75.4 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 72.2 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 74 73 74 74 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 470 Write 181 Mixed 222 SusWrite 81.4 52% 239 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.1 160% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 98.1 DQ Mixed 148 124% 187 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 89%
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GB 6,038 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 68GB free Firmware: FXT2101Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 131 131 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 486 Write 131 Mixed 163 SusWrite 131 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 24.7 99% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 40.7 DQ Mixed 57.8 55% 90.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 151GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 176 175 168 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 142 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 174 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 166GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 99 99 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 75.9 Write 52.2 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 98.4 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 197GB free Firmware: A905 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 96 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 65.2 Write 52.6 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 95 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 63%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 249GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 88.2 Write 84.8 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 54.5 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP Slim RG 2TB 403 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 323GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 91 95 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 83.2 Write 103 Mixed 96.6 SusWrite 93.3 70% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88N26-GIIHMB 0898 KD48GU881-26N190A 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 34 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 24.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 86%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,221x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: $1,092

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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