MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 13:21
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 898 95% 758 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 194 Reflection 206 Parallax 203 158% 201 fps	Gravity 191 Splatting 134 140% 163 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 486 Mixed 378 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 68.2 235% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 125GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 485 396 285 285 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 494 Mixed 468 SusWrite 369 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 72.7 248% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 268GB 238 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 59GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 314 313 313 313 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 469 SusWrite 329 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 71.5 245% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 514GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 138 141 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 158 Write 139 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 140 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.7% 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 27.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 30.3 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 102%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,944 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	2,286x
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	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	249x

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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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