MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	305% 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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 18:39
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 758 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 133 Parallax 136 120% 139 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 133 Splatting 105 110% 139 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 1517 1540 1638 1610 1406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,000 Write 1,495 Mixed 594 SusWrite 1,486 311% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 71.5 253% 94.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,310 DQ Write 1,229 DQ Mixed 1,089 867% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 306%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 6GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 339 Write 215 Mixed 238 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 38.6 153% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 91.6 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 156 117% 152 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Intel SSDPEKKA512G7 512GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 369GB free Firmware: PSF119D SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 563 545 208 169 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 896 Write 543 Mixed 639 SusWrite 352 135% 607 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 55.1 204% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 512 DQ Mixed 457 357% 491 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 138%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 149 154 154 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 13.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 152 49% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,950 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,291x
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	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 $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 $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