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

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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	136% 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	194% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 08 '22 at 05:46
Run Duration	384 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 921 90% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,172 72% 1,172 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% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 310 Parallax 199 153% 232 fps	MRender 149 Gravity 194 Splatting 134 128% 159 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 900GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1512 993 925 587 764 947 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 2,109 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 955 298% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 60.8 215% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,449 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 1,180 860% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 284%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$148 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2394 2397 2394 1752 1502 1512 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,576 Write 2,381 Mixed 1,908 SusWrite 1,992 498% 2,214 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 90.6 306% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,404 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,206 910% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$148 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2368 2384 2378 1791 1461 1477 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	376% Outstanding	Read 2,631 Write 2,397 Mixed 1,894 SusWrite 1,976 500% 2,224 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 91.4 307% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 1,057 DQ Mixed 1,204 906% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 376% Great: 435%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 636GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 1036 1040 1037 1043 1044 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,435 Write 2,427 Mixed 618 SusWrite 1,129 316% 1,402 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 63 232% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,364 DQ Write 1120 DQ Mixed 1,359 986% 1281 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 284%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZRX 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3467, 3467, 3467, 3467 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 30.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,220x
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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	76x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,103

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16