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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	280% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 640 x 480 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 15:38
Run Duration	1967 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 795 83% 665 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B1T3NA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 564 571 568 564 559 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,683 Write 1,762 Mixed 1,598 SusWrite 579 367% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 84.7 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 934 DQ Mixed 538 552% 907 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 311%
Patriot P200 2TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 467GB free Firmware: H190117K SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 19 17 7 7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 430 Write 5.9 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 14.7 24% 116 MB/s	4K Read 72.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 12 127% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 107%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 369GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1371 178 169 101 100 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1437 Write 1,554 Mixed 1,080 SusWrite 337 247% 1102 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 76.8 268% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 272 344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 255%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 146 147 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 145 Write 135 Mixed 103 SusWrite 144 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.8 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 103%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,944 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	2,286x
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	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	249x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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