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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '19 at 05:25
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 988 90% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,293 80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 54.2 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.2 fps	Gravity 54.5 Splatting 71.3 57% 62.9 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 388 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.8 205% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 231 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 8GB free Firmware: SAFM02.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 410 Mixed 367 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 184 183% 293 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS5C3015ALA632 1.5TB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free Firmware: ML5OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 109 111 109 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 117 Write 95.7 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 109 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 25.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 29.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 104%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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