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

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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	131% 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	62% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '19 at 13:51
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 310 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 911 92% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,220 76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 194 Parallax 200 149% 192 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20150818 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 140 142 143 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 451 Write 126 Mixed 154 SusWrite 140 48% 218 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 11.6 103% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 64.3 69% 115 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 92%
HS-SSD-C2000 1TB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 954GB free Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2556 1055 1055 1050 1057 1053 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,932 Write 2,537 Mixed 1,702 SusWrite 1,304 422% 1,869 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 67 231% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,260 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,175 881% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 282%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 100GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 343 414 381 420 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 414 Mixed 321 SusWrite 399 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.8 153% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 252 209% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 170 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 161 Mixed 109 SusWrite 170 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 29.3 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 97%

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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	1,219x
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 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 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 $274	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 $176	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