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

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	138% 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	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 AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 15:02
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 247 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 882 83% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 192 Parallax 188 141% 185 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 175 Splatting 122 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 590 288 289 290 289 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,321 Write 1,132 Mixed 472 SusWrite 339 181% 816 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 52.7 192% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 51.5 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 52.8 60% 97.1 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 20GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 446 Write 401 Mixed 345 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 44.7 156% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 38.6 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 49.4 48% 73.6 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 123 127 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 125 Write 123 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 126 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 83%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,774 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 736GB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 41 40 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 37.8 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 40.5 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 6,151 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.8 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 143%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $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