MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '22 at 15:30
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 280 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 792 84% 668 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,494 Write 2357 Mixed 1,749 490% 2,200 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 98.1 321% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 1,284 991% 1,361 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 37GB free Firmware: 1.08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 331 330 333 334 334 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 320 Mixed 289 SusWrite 332 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 40.6 147% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 206 190% 294 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 185 186 186 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 179 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 185 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 175% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 16GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2900, 2900, 2900, 2900 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 24.7 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,285x
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	534x
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 $76Bench 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	84x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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