MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190403
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 09:59
Run Duration	418 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 275 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 841 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 86.9 Reflection 117 Parallax 96.7 71% 100 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 89.1 Splatting 91.8 76% 93.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SanDisk X100 128GB 1,695 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10.06.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 49 51 50 52 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 50% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 366GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 152 178 172 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 149 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 172 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 113%
Toshiba MD04ACA600 6TB-$250 686 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 731GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 154 175 180 182 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 153 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 174 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 400% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
SMI USB DISK 64GB 1,634 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 51GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 5.4 1.3 3.6 3.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.5 Write 24.4 SusWrite 4.2 16% 9.7 MB/s	4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 20% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 891 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.9 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 12: 1R 1G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
12%	16%	38	7	6	75	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

History: Score 14: 1R 2G 3B | Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 25: 2R 4G 3B | Score 27: 3R 2G 6B | Score 12: 1R 1G 4B

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,951 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	2,292x
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	538x
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