MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '23 at 10:07
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th 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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 601 66% 524 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.18 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.4% Good	Lighting 79.6 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 72.7 65% 76.8 fps	MRender 77.7 Gravity 73.6 Splatting 63.4 58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 431 Write 215 Mixed 302 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 31.5 118% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 44.2 93% 187 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 98 103 110 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 122 Write 126 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 105 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 75%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 253GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 235GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 311 51 51 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 256 Write 297 Mixed 124 SusWrite 149 271% 206 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 104% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 1x8GB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 13.5 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 62%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,967 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,301x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	606x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	264x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $973

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16