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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	197% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 05:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 857 82% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 696 348 647 100 98 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,468 Write 1478 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 332 243% 1,085 MB/s	4K Read 56.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 75 264% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 272 356% 631 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 295%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 84GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 250 251 123 181 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 359 Write 325 Mixed 212 SusWrite 189 61% 271 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 25.6 120% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 154 136% 201 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 99%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 880GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 132 131 130 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 67 SusWrite 130 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 889GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 195 197 197 196 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 133 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 194 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 29.4 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,941 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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,284x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	602x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	534x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	248x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	193x
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	84x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $980

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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