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

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 99.1%, 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	377% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 14:17
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 859 87% 704 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 141 Parallax 121 107% 131 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 130 Splatting 105 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2140 2277 1577 1569 1557 1550 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,613 Write 2,450 Mixed 1,880 SusWrite 1,778 490% 2,180 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 96.9 326% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1563 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,399 1,051% 1,409 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 42GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 467 468 467 467 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 469 Mixed 424 SusWrite 466 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 60.1 206% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 298 242% 342 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 19GB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 87 107 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 95.9 71% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 27.6 94% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 28.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%

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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 1,993 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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	251x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	133x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	346x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	106x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	99x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	86x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	88x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,087

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16