MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	103% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 18:48
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 262 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 872 84% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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: 436.15 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 187 Parallax 188 145% 184 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 179 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 474 347 216 240 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 471 Mixed 270 SusWrite 336 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 42.7 164% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 183 179% 283 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2456 2153 1173 1183 1187 1185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,427 Write 2,370 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 1,556 457% 2,035 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 86.7 297% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,529 DQ Write 1,381 DQ Mixed 1,441 1,085% 1,450 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 372%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 189GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 75 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 40.8 Write 145 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 76 67% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 167 176 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 156 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 173 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 4x8GB 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 28.1 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 113%

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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 (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,953 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	2,292x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	605x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	539x
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 $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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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