MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '22 at 21:43
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 99.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 263 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 793 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 128 Parallax 136 101% 130 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 131 Splatting 116 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 1TB SSD 12,276 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 442GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303320 SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 507 625 920 900 831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 596 Write 1,785 Mixed 627 SusWrite 791 217% 950 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 54.3 163% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 654 DQ Mixed 749 578% 796 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 286%
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 296GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 272 241 262 238 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 436 Mixed 332 SusWrite 274 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 42.4 155% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 253 210% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 2.5" 500GB 1,122 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 393GB free Firmware: 2AK10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 87 80 68 89 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 70.4 Write 80.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 82.9 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS543212L9A300 120GB-$53 262 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 82GB free Firmware: FBBOC40C SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 47 48 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 50.8 Write 46.3 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 47.7 31% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 29%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 466GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 134 134 135 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 126 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 134 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 88%
Samsung HM251JI 250GB 908 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 131GB free Firmware: 2SS00_03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 38 39 40 42 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 43 Write 47 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 38.5 29% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 33%
ST336032 0AS 360GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 221GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 65.9 Write 20.6 Mixed 36 SusWrite 42.1 51% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 4x8GB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 30.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 37.2 108% 37.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,955 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	2,294x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	605x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	539x
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 $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	140x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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