MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	211% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	255% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '22 at 18:59
Run Duration	440 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 247 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 754 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 314 Parallax 362 251% 328 fps	MRender 365 Gravity 255 Splatting 196 214% 272 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 531GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 793 861 856 911 831 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 1,906 Mixed 1,614 SusWrite 944 360% 1,606 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 74 255% 94 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 881 660% 892 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 347%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 901GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 1736 1737 1731 1741 1737 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 1,979 Write 1,887 Mixed 1622 SusWrite 1,771 409% 1,815 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 76.6 265% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,235 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 994 747% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 88GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 313 312 312 311 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 389 SusWrite 320 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.7 206% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 352 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 140GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 410 404 402 400 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 485 Mixed 456 SusWrite 405 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.9 203% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 171GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 352 241 231 224 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 468 Mixed 390 SusWrite 290 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 60.8 206% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 2TB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 123 125 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 78.9 Write 112 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 124 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 67%
LaCie Rugged USB-C 2TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 108c Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 118 117 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 66.9 Write 111 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 115 137% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 52%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 202GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 45 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 38.7 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 44.8 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 41%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 97GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 85.8 Write 80.2 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 85.1 105% 78 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 5.1 335% 5.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 4,091 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 117%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,969 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,302x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	265x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	541x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	438x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	142x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	194x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	122x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $967

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16