MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	226% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 18:52
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

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 (91^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 870 84% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 196 Parallax 196 154% 194 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 185 Splatting 124 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% 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% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 320 317 316 315 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,100 Write 1,233 Mixed 684 SusWrite 367 241% 1,096 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 55.5 247% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,049 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 836 679% 960 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 65GB free Firmware: PPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 196 198 196 200 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 402 Write 199 Mixed 223 SusWrite 198 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 23.9 93% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 62.3 DQ Mixed 61.2 49% 69.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 78GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 74 73 76 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 76.5 Write 47.7 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 74.1 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 44%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 523GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 117 119 120 123 116 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 158 Write 151 Mixed 44 SusWrite 119 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 150 152 154 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 130 Write 122 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 152 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 25.3 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 29.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 104%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,289x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	537x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	437x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	250x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

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 $178	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