MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '19 at 18:29
Run Duration	512 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 851 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.2% 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: 419.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 146 Parallax 123 115% 137 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 136 Splatting 104 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,718 Write 5,649 Mixed 6,096 1,372% 6,154 MB/s	4K Read 577 4K Write 523 4K Mixed 528 1,828% 543 MB/s	DQ Read 1,469 DQ Write 1,326 DQ Mixed 1,350 1,026% 1,382 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 135 138 136 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 128 Write 99.5 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 135 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 114%
USB30 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 164GB free Firmware: 5102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 163 164 165 164 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 129 Write 146 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 163 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%
USB30 3TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 0405 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 177 180 180 184 184 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 106 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 178 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 197 197 198 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 155 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 195 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 23GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 67 68 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 65.8 Write 64.5 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 68.3 86% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 49%
Kingston silicon-power 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.2 2.4 2.2 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 3 Mixed 6 SusWrite 3 7% 6.62 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 98% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 19.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 110%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,953 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	2,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	605x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	539x
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 $90Bench 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 $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 $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