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

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	276% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '18 at 05:22
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 907 90% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 211 Parallax 189 158% 198 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 186 Splatting 128 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,602 Write 1,147 Mixed 1,253 365% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 47 259% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 665 DQ Write 493 DQ Mixed 249 276% 469 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 236%
Samsung SSD 1TB 588 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 149GB free Firmware: RVT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 12 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 14 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (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 70 63 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1651589218	138% Outstanding	Read 532 Write 505 Mixed 521 116% 520 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 64.1 224% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 158 175% 294 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%
Samsung SSD 256GB 675 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 38GB free Firmware: EXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8074 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3939 (B1) Unknown 99 99 24 (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 72 54 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 52 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1165 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9722430277	125% Outstanding	Read 532 Write 506 Mixed 513 116% 517 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 46.5 186% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 164 177% 297 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 127%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA300 3TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 179 Write 159 Mixed 19.2 135% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 0.59 4K Mixed 0.23 32% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 71%
WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 3TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48% Average	Read 146 Write 113 Mixed 54.4 122% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.29 34% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 66%
WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0 3TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 153 Write 170 Mixed 94.5 176% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.86 4K Mixed 0.33 112% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 66%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA300 3TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 163 Write 138 Mixed 7.19 114% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 0.57 4K Mixed 0.22 31% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,215x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	247x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	343x
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	97x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	119x
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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,121

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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