MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	174% 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.

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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '18 at 21:15
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 313 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 967 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,252 78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3252 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 193 Reflection 194 Parallax 185 157% 190 fps	Gravity 191 Splatting 129 138% 160 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$773 339 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 529GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FT04.9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 681 749 709 562 542 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,050 Write 1,312 Mixed 554 SusWrite 694 203% 903 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 45 167% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 528 486% 749 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 221%
Samsung Flash Drive DUO 128GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 119GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 19 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 38 Write 31.7 Mixed 36 SusWrite 20.9 42% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 104% 2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3240 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 27.2 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 31.9 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 103%

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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%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,289x
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 $40Bench 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 $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 $40	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