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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	94.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 01:47
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$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 (85^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 802 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Gigabyte(1458 231C) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 119 Reflection 101 Parallax 198 97% 139 fps	Gravity 110 Splatting 137 111% 123 fps
Poor: 77% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB 4,264 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 199 200 202 194 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 274 Mixed 289 SusWrite 200 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 46.4 164% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 263 210% 297 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%
Samsung MZYLF128HCHP-000L2 128GB 3,311 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 48GB free Firmware: FXT63L1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 135 136 136 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 472 Write 132 Mixed 174 SusWrite 134 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 42.5 4K Mixed 23.9 95% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 41.1 DQ Mixed 58.1 55% 90.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 483GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 179 179 178 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 114 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 178 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,939 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 26.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 29.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 102%

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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	1,218x
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 $92Bench 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 $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 $273	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 $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16