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

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	152% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '20 at 21:14
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 856 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 80.9 52% 70.7 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 56 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$88 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 751 835 836 821 753 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 576 Write 756 Mixed 627 SusWrite 801 156% 690 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 56.7 203% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 307 251% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 156%
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177 1,086 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 204GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 438 480 442 473 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 463 Mixed 333 SusWrite 452 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 39.9 160% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 280 230% 327 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 657GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 87 88 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 91 Write 83 Mixed 69 SusWrite 87.3 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 146GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 115 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 82 SusWrite 113 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 106%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

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	1,218x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	247x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	345x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	260x
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	75x

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 $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,094

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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