MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	108% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 00:59
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 310 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 862 93% 737 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 196 Parallax 194 143% 188 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 179 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 102 80 75 75 78 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 429 Mixed 357 SusWrite 124 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.2 211% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 44GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 316 314 315 315 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 463 Mixed 445 SusWrite 328 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.5 226% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 268GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 33GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 463 107% 480 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 69.1 235% 83.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 496GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 138 138 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 138 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63 6,179 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 27.1 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 27.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 102%

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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 3,948 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	2,289x
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	537x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	437x
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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 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 $178	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