MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	101% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 07:37
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$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 (75^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 232 89% 154 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 779 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% 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 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 186 Parallax 192 147% 186 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 174 Splatting 115 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 316 304 317 316 311 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 320 Mixed 322 SusWrite 313 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 40 150% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 249 214% 317 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 128%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 250GB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 166GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 40 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.6% Very poor	Read 42 Write 41.5 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 40.6 9% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 4.3 33% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.9 DQ Write 19 DQ Mixed 25.9 18% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 431GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 136 144 143 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 143 Mixed 73 SusWrite 140 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 103%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,955 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) - $206

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,294x
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 $265Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 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: $986

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