MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	116% 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	245% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 17:51
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,010 98% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 182 Parallax 183 125% 173 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 165 Splatting 116 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1001 1059 958 1000 1011 988 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,896 Write 906 Mixed 759 SusWrite 1,003 253% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 62.8 247% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 509 436% 665 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 129GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,406 Write 8,628 Mixed 8,886 2,004% 8,973 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.5 221% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 348 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 471 477 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 485 Mixed 424 SusWrite 478 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 68.9 237% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 172 175 173 176 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 169 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 173 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 415% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 197 199 202 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 160 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 198 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 3x8GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 21.9 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 25.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 83%

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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	2,289x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	537x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	437x
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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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