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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	214% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 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	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 20:10
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 821 81% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 187 Parallax 170 144% 178 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 173 Splatting 118 110% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 736 602 597 597 599 596 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,863 Write 1414 Mixed 733 SusWrite 621 257% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 53.3 184% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,079 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 864 688% 962 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 254%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 588GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 459 454 464 385 423 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 430 Mixed 365 SusWrite 440 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.4 145% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 296 239% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 177 176 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 141 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 175 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 120%

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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 AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,967 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	345x
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	97x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	119x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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