MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '18 at 22:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 873 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB; msi 1080 8gb gddr5X CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 147 Parallax 129 114% 139 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 133 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256H6 256GB 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: LBF010C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 30 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 51 55 124557656115 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 3926 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3926 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3742 (F9) Unknown 100 100 67 (FC) Unknown 100 100 1	101% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 392 Mixed 408 97% 438 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 40.8 145% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 23.5 82% 179 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 179 Mixed 170 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.33 101% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Asmedia ASM1351 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 257GB free Firmware: 0 Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 1.2 Write 118 Mixed 73.2 49% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 3.31 4K Mixed 0.44 138% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FHP 2x8GB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 82%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,948 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	2,289x
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 $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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