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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	347% 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 (18%). 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	12.1 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	Apr 23 '19 at 00:13
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$139 264,837 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 (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 293 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 805 88% 697 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 425.31 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 141 Parallax 122 107% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 131 Splatting 108 95% 117 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-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 465GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 1499 1533 1526 1511 1492 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,561 Write 2,390 Mixed 1,883 SusWrite 1480 466% 2,078 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.5 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,631 DQ Write 1,358 DQ Mixed 1,468 1,107% 1,486 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 410%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$81 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 232GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 464 461 464 412 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 449 Mixed 418 SusWrite 447 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 57.5 194% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 308 246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 570GB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 97 101 101 99 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 107 Mixed 49 SusWrite 96.9 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 91%
SANDISK SDDR-489 128GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 90.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 41.7 64% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 3.2 196% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 27.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 29.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,979 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,224x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	248x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 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 $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	77x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	121x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16