MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '18 at 20:50
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 260 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 670 74% 586 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 62.8 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 56.1 51% 60.4 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 53.2 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7528 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1432 (B1) Unknown 90 90 117 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 34 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 157 (EB) Unknown 99 99 105 (F1) Unknown 99 99 45541186218	91.1% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 338 Mixed 344 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 25.4 130% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 54.5 100% 202 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 135 135 34387329449 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 241 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1362 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 226 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 244 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 244 (C2) HDA temperature 146 146 214749544489 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	82.3% Excellent	Read 139 Write 148 Mixed 154 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.21 80% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 396GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 5 (03) Spinup time 142 139 3866 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4657 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21655 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3434 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4582 (C2) HDA temperature 102 64 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63.1% Good	Read 115 Write 105 Mixed 111 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.43 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 123GB free, PID a20c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	30% Poor	Read 59.4 Write 78.4 Mixed 51.4 83% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.17 54% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 48%

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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	2,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	605x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $177	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) $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