MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	141% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190828
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 02:29
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 (84^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 730 79% 628 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 6630) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 169 Parallax 179 139% 173 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 139 Splatting 122 122% 154 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000L2 256GB 2,256 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0QBXV7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 163 140 146 139 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,190 Write 211 Mixed 319 SusWrite 163 102% 471 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 40.1 186% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 408 359% 557 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 153%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 324GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1843 1654 1665 1666 1537 747 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2331 Mixed 1,869 SusWrite 1,519 463% 2,064 MB/s	4K Read 64.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 90.8 303% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,712 DQ Write 1,462 DQ Mixed 1,557 1,175% 1,577 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 410%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 129 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 127 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 128 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 27.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 104%

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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 3,958 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	2,296x
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 $539	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