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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 15:36
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 269 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 826 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 187 Parallax 185 143% 183 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 173 Splatting 121 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 137 148 156 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 360 Write 214 Mixed 249 SusWrite 154 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39.4 156% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 132 112% 159 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 56GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 90 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 500 Write 469 Mixed 364 SusWrite 115 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.3 151% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 176 181% 295 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 89%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 236GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 85 85 86 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 85.4 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 89GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 92.7 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.3% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 20.2 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,974 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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,220x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	247x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	133x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	346x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	261x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	76x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $1,116

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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