MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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.
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	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '24 at 15:28
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 774 78% 631 Pts	64-Core 972 60% 972 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.29 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 182 Parallax 177 135% 175 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 170 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,920 Write 663 Mixed 1,296 284% 1,293 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 63 203% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 763 DQ Write 586 DQ Mixed 660 498% 670 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 296%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 166GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 156 151 152 158 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 139 Write 133 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 153 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 0800 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 42 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 50.9 Write 37.9 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 40.1 50% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 183% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.7 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	44	8	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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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%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 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: $972

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	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