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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 101% 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	303% 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 02:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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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)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 883 87% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 150 Parallax 127 112% 139 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 130 Splatting 110 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 938 1047 1760 1729 1723 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 1,710 Mixed 822 SusWrite 1,349 359% 1,618 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 70.4 240% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,163 DQ Write 730 DQ Mixed 855 662% 916 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 353%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 94GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 97 125 103 119 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 453 Write 266 Mixed 330 SusWrite 124 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 38.9 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 201 172% 252 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,551 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 550GB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 120 125 126 127 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 106 Write 118 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 118 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.7 224% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 102%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 187 187 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 200 Mixed 95 SusWrite 188 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,444 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 135%

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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	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	345x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,094

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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