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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B45
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170901
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 22:01
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 231
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 795
75% 620 Pts
64-Core 1,027
64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 189
Reflection 200
Parallax 180
154% 190 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 184
Splatting 122
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 205 194 182 170 163 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 451
Write 261
Mixed 232
SusWrite 193
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 97.1
4K Mixed 34.5
121% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 212
180% 266 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
852GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 452 445 448 455 463 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 470
Mixed 446
SusWrite 450
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 53.1
184% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 345
261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.4% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.7
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 19.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,970 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,094
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