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

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	169% 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). 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	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 08:01
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 284 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 831 78% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2167 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 125 Parallax 106 98% 117 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 112 Splatting 98.5 83% 102 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 608 312 305 314 315 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,431 Write 1,317 Mixed 905 SusWrite 362 224% 1,004 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 43.7 157% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 956 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 975 724% 954 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 266 278 266 277 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 355 Write 343 Mixed 290 SusWrite 286 72% 318 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 29.9 94% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 375GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 147 142 150 151 148 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 140 Write 135 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 146 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 441GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 120 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 121 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 1,036 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 860GB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 156 155 155 157 156 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72% Very good	Read 95 Write 100 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 155 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 189% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 108%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 3TB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2.5TB free, PID 5071 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 35.5 Write 37 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 19.7 40% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 21%
Seagate Desktop 1TB 4,684 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 77GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 39.5 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 40.4 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 21%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 3TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 488GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 106 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 96.5 Write 101 Mixed 68 SusWrite 104 126% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 61%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,176 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 56GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 22 22 22 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 21.8 41% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.8 121% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.7 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 103%

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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	1,219x
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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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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Total price: $1,094

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