MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 20:02
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$177 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 833 83% 678 Pts	64-Core 1094 68% 1094 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 122 Reflection 130 Parallax 121 100% 124 fps	Gravity 126 Splatting 0.1 47% 63.3 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 72 51 52 51 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 445 Write 239 Mixed 313 SusWrite 57 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 30.9 138% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 165 152% 232 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 100%
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP1000CM30001 1TB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 227% 601GB free Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2545 2502 1024 1031 1028 1034 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1456 Write 2,428 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 1,527 404% 1,780 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 13.7 162% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,427 DQ Write 1,096 DQ Mixed 1,255 940% 1,259 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 296%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 945GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 404GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 92 90 87 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 57.2 Write 108 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 93.5 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 120%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 185 185 184 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 138 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 184 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$63 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 26.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 28.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 111%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) - $206

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $177Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,328x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	611x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	266x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	545x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	439x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	252x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	195x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	86x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,016

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