MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	125% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 22:06
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

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 i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 220 88% 151 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 817 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 185 Parallax 185 139% 180 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 167 Splatting 124 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 431 443 399 380 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 487 Mixed 398 SusWrite 411 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61 205% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 145GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 477 482 487 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 482 Mixed 408 SusWrite 481 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.5 214% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 394 Write 116 Mixed 136 SusWrite 129 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 20.9 126% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 47.3 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 73%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 173 173 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 158 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 172 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 26.4 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 27.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.4% 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 (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,951 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	2,292x
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	538x
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 $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