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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	266% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 16:51
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (79^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 836 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 223GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 66 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 435 Write 65 Mixed 112 SusWrite 65 37% 169 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 29.1 109% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 65 DQ Mixed 90.7 92% 155 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 930 652 665 666 651 665 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,314 Mixed 1,607 SusWrite 705 396% 1,773 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 83.3 274% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 932 DQ Write 837 DQ Mixed 878 660% 882 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 340%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 172 174 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 157 Mixed 101 SusWrite 173 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 396GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 104 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 165 Write 148 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 106 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 106 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 101 Write 99.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 106 124% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 123%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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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 $95Bench 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