MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '21 at 15:15
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 735 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 1,020 63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 164 Parallax 168 140% 168 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 150 Splatting 128 122% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,160 Write 1,895 Mixed 1,648 423% 1,901 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 80 260% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,102 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 897 673% 907 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 468 Mixed 395 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57.2 190% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Kingston SNVS2000G 2TB 7,135 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 1.5TB free Firmware: S8442105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1517 1551 1524 1530 1551 1544 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,231 Write 1,530 Mixed 913 SusWrite 1,536 294% 1,302 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 20.7 142% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 864 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 541 505% 777 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 255%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 4TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 213GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 101 101 100 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 48.8 Write 78.2 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 99.2 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.4 172% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 111GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 92 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 63.3 Write 117 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 90.4 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 22.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 120%

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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 3,950 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	2,291x
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	537x
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