MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	102% 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	283% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 04:17
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 947 90% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,154 71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% 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 CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 144 Parallax 137 106% 137 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 899GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1291 992 1192 1200 1199 1194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,866 Write 1507 Mixed 784 SusWrite 1178 298% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 79.5 268% 94.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,294 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,153 872% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 294%
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 605GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 409 489 225 327 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 497 Mixed 391 SusWrite 356 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.1 166% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 208 193% 297 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 551GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 396 473 476 476 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 484 Mixed 323 SusWrite 458 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47 177% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 75.6 136% 269 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 102%

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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 3,941 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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,284x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	534x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	248x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	193x
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	84x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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