MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	2.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	281% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 21:35
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 700 78% 613 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 7B45) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.53% Terrible	Lighting 4.7 Reflection 160 Parallax 8.4 4% 57.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.53% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 976 971 919 816 762 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,455 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 894 371% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 81.4 271% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1091 DQ Write 884 DQ Mixed 970 731% 982 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 372%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 103GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 177 185 194 178 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 479 Write 192 Mixed 234 SusWrite 179 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 14.8 112% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 29.5 77% 166 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 72%
Hitachi HUA5C3020ALA640 2TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 29GB free Firmware: ME7OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 54 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 54.6 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 56 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 64%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 840GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 81.1 Write 78.4 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 88.6 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 67%
Hitachi HUA5C3020ALA640 2TB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 583GB free Firmware: ME7OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 105 107 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 66.5 Write 71 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 107 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 31 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 114%

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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 $90Bench 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