MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '20 at 22:26
Run Duration	97 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 809 84% 677 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.3% Good	Lighting 80 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 75 65% 82.4 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 79.6 Splatting 97.8 74% 89.7 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,681 Write 1,518 Mixed 1,260 400% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 82.7 290% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1469 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1,327 999% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 170GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,310 Write 2,542 Mixed 1,572 408% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 82.6 283% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,095 DQ Write 1,388 DQ Mixed 1,561 1,089% 1,348 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 27.7 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 102%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,961 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,298x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	263x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	251x

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	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $976

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16