MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	333% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 11:23
Run Duration	383 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 as expected (41^st percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 652 70% 559 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 188 Parallax 177 135% 177 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2170 2311 2333 2345 2339 2292 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 2353 Mixed 1,850 SusWrite 2,298 471% 2,079 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 76 195% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 1,567 DQ Write 983 DQ Mixed 1,012 825% 1,188 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 496%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 43GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 64 57 56 57 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 493 Write 357 Mixed 104 SusWrite 86.9 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 108 105% 171 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 82%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 1.5TB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2382 2537 2508 2470 2444 2494 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 1906 Write 2,046 Mixed 1,816 SusWrite 2,472 466% 2,060 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 79.5 279% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,567 DQ Write 1,054 DQ Mixed 1407 1,024% 1,343 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 496%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$117 5,089 User benchmarks, average bench 360% 1.5TB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2405 2399 2347 2283 2424 2316 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 1,842 Write 2,268 Mixed 1,810 SusWrite 2,362 469% 2,070 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 79 257% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,777 DQ Write 1,389 DQ Mixed 1,508 1,148% 1,558 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 496%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 858GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 145 146 146 144 146 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 138 Write 107 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 145 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.3 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 107%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,944 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	2,286x
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	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	249x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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