MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.8% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 11:29
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 80 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 833 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 128 Parallax 119 97% 122 fps	MRender 86.8 Gravity 116 Splatting 97.8 82% 100 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 216 217 214 214 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 463 Mixed 390 SusWrite 242 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 27GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 475 Mixed 450 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 57.8 199% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 53GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,289 Write 1,467 Mixed 1260 369% 1,672 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 72.9 252% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 1,134 DQ Mixed 993 764% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 289GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 102 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 78.8 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 75%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 211GB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 108 Write 115 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 148 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 313% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 203 202 211 214 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 154 Mixed 82 SusWrite 208 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 211 200 214 216 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 181 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 209 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 82GB free Firmware: 0105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 100 99 100 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 80.5 Mixed 72 SusWrite 99 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 11,284 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 118%

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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 $45Bench 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 $300	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