MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	147% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	31.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 03:55
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 927 91% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,214 75% 1,214 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 192 Parallax 189 148% 187 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 183 Splatting 120 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 376 304 365 274 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 1,041 Write 734 Mixed 394 SusWrite 349 140% 629 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 53.6 187% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 516 DQ Mixed 397 348% 522 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 155%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 400GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 439 445 439 444 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 468 Mixed 327 SusWrite 441 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 44.6 167% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 181 156% 222 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 339GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 380 376 377 376 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,077 Write 537 Mixed 374 SusWrite 382 131% 593 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 46.5 184% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 443 372% 542 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 155%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 179 184 180 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 174 Mixed 100 SusWrite 181 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 254% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.5 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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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	2,285x
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	534x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	249x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	84x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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