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

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 08:24
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 258 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 521 64% 492 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 122 Parallax 128 109% 128 fps	MRender 147 Gravity 106 Splatting 89.9 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 50 56 53 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 443 Write 182 Mixed 223 SusWrite 62.3 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 36.9 140% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 73.1 DQ Mixed 118 105% 166 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 89%
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GB 6,038 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 36GB free Firmware: FXT2101Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 127 129 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 454 Write 126 Mixed 160 SusWrite 128 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 23.5 93% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 40.9 DQ Mixed 57.9 55% 88.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 365GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 156 157 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 115 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 155 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 490GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 62 85 82 83 90 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 53.2 Write 56.2 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 80 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.1 64% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 104%
MassStorageClass 128GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 119GB free, PID 1081 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 80.5 Write 79 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 81.5 105% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.8 253% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88N26-GIIHMB 0898 KD48GU881-26N190A 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 24 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 21.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 86%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,220x
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 $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 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 $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 $269	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