MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 13:37
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 762 80% 642 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 118 Parallax 136 108% 129 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.4 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 55 58 61 55 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 312 Write 62.1 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 58.6 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 38.3 101% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 62.2 67% 116 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 89%
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP-00000 128GB 6,038 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 40GB free Firmware: FXT2101Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 128 131 129 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 481 Write 130 Mixed 169 SusWrite 128 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 23.7 96% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 40.8 DQ Mixed 57.4 55% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 556GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 122 124 123 121 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 182 Write 158 Mixed 103 SusWrite 122 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 383GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 122 119 114 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 131 Write 131 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 118 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88N26-GIIHMB 0898 KD48GU881-26N190A 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.1 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 24 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 69: 8R 8G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
69%	17%	121	251	175	60	23"	1920 1017	DELD058 DELL S2340L

History: Score 15: 1R 2G 4B | Score 69: 8R 8G 5B

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,969 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,218x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	247x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	345x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	260x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	105x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	98x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	75x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	78x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,094

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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