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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	286% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '20 at 22:55
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 288 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 901 84% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3769) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 174 Parallax 160 125% 162 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 161 Splatting 116 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 966 803 807 827 806 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,710 Write 2,159 Mixed 1,729 SusWrite 1,026 425% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 73.3 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 78.7 260% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,383 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 332 356% 628 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 355%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 15,656 User benchmarks, average bench 339% 462GB free Firmware: EGFM11.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2057 2140 2111 2116 2102 2100 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 1,868 Write 1,530 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 2,104 408% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 66.7 220% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 304 348% 635 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 491%
Samsung 850 PRO 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 107GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 149 147 146 145 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 469 Mixed 398 SusWrite 177 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 51.2 171% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 231 175% 243 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 194 179 182 198 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 142 Mixed 69 SusWrite 187 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 4.8 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Read 25.5 Write 7 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 4.6 12% 11.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 19%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 64GB 1,850 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 59GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 13 11 13 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 24 Write 17.2 Mixed 18 SusWrite 11.7 23% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3 208% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 4x8GB 3,708 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%

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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	133x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	346x
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 $90Bench 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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Total price: $1,094

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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