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

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	121% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration	319 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 742 81% 642 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 196 Parallax 195 150% 192 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 180 Splatting 125 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 250GB 4,026 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 230 236 232 242 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 489 Mixed 382 SusWrite 256 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 65.1 223% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 118%
Seagate 600 240GB-$215 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 89GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 341 323 387 353 341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 431 Mixed 331 SusWrite 359 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.9 150% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 251 213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
OCZ Vertex 460A 480GB-$300 523 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 58GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 309 345 262 310 244 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 463 Mixed 307 SusWrite 315 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 39.7 167% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 236 204% 302 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 379 437 441 437 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 450 SusWrite 424 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 63.1 218% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 60GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,928 Write 1,977 Mixed 1,523 404% 1,809 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 73.6 264% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,668 DQ Write 1,374 DQ Mixed 1,410 1,086% 1,484 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 364GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1114 856 844 850 857 832 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,918 Write 2,171 Mixed 1,562 SusWrite 892 368% 1,636 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 73.7 262% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,402 DQ Mixed 1,396 1,081% 1,481 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 284%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 140 142 138 142 139 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 62 SusWrite 138 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 97%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 139 138 143 149 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 150 Write 159 Mixed 112 SusWrite 143 192% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 86%

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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 35.8 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%

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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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Value: 75% - Very good

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