MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics153% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B45
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '22 at 18:14
Run Duration289 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 198
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 658
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 922
57% 922 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
Gainward(10B0 2482) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 189
Parallax 218
181% 210 fps
MRender 239
Gravity 154
Splatting 127
136% 173 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 153%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,330
Write 910
Mixed 800
224% 1,014 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 35.4
166% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 268
227% 340 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
213GB free
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 1073 155 1083 618 648 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 2,032
Write 1,905
Mixed 178
SusWrite 804
273% 1,230 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 28
141% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 870
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 515
412% 590 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 200%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 129 122 128 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 139
Write 146
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 127
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
68.5% Good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 22.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.7
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 81.6
49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,944 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) - $206

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $964
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HDDRAMUSB
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