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

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	138% 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '18 at 00:11
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 920 90% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 208 Parallax 196 150% 196 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 176 Splatting 129 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 220 220 217 215 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 984 Write 383 Mixed 242 SusWrite 220 100% 457 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.3 191% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 365 335% 517 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 388GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 477 478 483 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 386 SusWrite 474 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.5 217% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3.5TB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 58 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 56 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 60.7 34% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 73%
ST500LM0 12 HN-M500MBB 500GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 464GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 37.2 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 40 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 121% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FAD 2x8GB 2,922 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 28.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 94%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

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	1,219x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $110Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	76x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,046

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