MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	317% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 16:48
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 871 92% 734 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 112 Parallax 89.4 90% 104 fps	MRender 99.6 Gravity 104 Splatting 105 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 417GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1689 982 618 618 620 622 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,488 Write 2,378 Mixed 1,648 SusWrite 858 412% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 90.6 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,870 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,408 1,086% 1,498 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 232GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 276 276 276 276 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 416 SusWrite 297 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.7 204% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 237 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 232GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 279 280 280 279 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 412 SusWrite 300 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.5 205% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 236 212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 132 133 133 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 396 Mixed 337 SusWrite 166 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 55 202% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 172 181% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB 2,192 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 336GB free, PID 2101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 30.5 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 38.6 44% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 18%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 26GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 9.8 11 9.5 11 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 93.2 Write 8 Mixed 15 SusWrite 10.9 29% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 28%

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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 27.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 31 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,950 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,291x
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	438x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $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