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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	126% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 13:30
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$219 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 230 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 842 73% 624 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 79.7% 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 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 185 Parallax 165 143% 175 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 173 Splatting 118 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,125 Write 1,465 Mixed 1,189 352% 1,593 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 73.8 248% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 962 710% 933 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Transcend TS1TSSD370S 1TB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 824GB free Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 376 381 384 385 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 374 Mixed 302 SusWrite 380 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 40.4 144% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 196 166% 240 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 110%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 870GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 102 99 97 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 55.3 Mixed 58 SusWrite 97 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2.5TB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 125 125 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 121 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 124 137% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT16G4D26BFT4.C16FD 4x16GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 27.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 112%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,220x
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	261x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	76x

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: $1,127

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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