MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	82.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 263 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 798 72% 605 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 192 Parallax 195 148% 189 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 187 Splatting 126 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF036C SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 114 106 106 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 454 Write 425 Mixed 320 SusWrite 133 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 41.6 135% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 242 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 89%
Crucial_CT512M55 512GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 281GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 333 337 305 277 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 332 Write 348 Mixed 273 SusWrite 315 72% 317 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 21 69% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 25.1 DQ Write 75.3 DQ Mixed 35.1 31% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 69GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,309 Write 2,092 Mixed 1,503 437% 1968 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 81.3 273% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 1,266 951% 1,272 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 925GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50% Above average	Read 85 Write 96 Mixed 49 SusWrite 89.2 58% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26.7 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 29.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 110%

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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 3,950 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,291x
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	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 $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 $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