MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	227% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 286 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 918 91% 741 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 283 Parallax 182 127% 207 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 170 Splatting 124 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 328 326 230 192 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,972 Write 1,504 Mixed 625 SusWrite 303 243% 1,101 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 59.6 250% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 768 701% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 110GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 336 113 41 88 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 515 Write 448 Mixed 421 SusWrite 178 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 31.6 148% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 47.3 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 446GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 168 169 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 167 Mixed 106 SusWrite 168 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 203GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 55 55 55 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 41 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 54.3 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 26 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 30.1 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,958 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,296x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $965

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $508	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16