MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	141% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 01:56
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 923 89% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3778) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 55.9 38% 48 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 39.3 40% 50 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 211 214 215 214 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 995 Write 659 Mixed 344 SusWrite 218 122% 554 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.4 199% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 360 333% 515 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 144%
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB-$181 1,826 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 117GB free Firmware: 609ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 205 190 218 199 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 259 Mixed 289 SusWrite 202 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 44.1 167% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 131 133% 216 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 439GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 140 143 145 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 31 SusWrite 144 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 124 126 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 123 Write 120 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$207 4,097 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 24 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 28.2 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 102%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,292x
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	538x
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