MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
Boot Drive	119% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '24 at 21:26
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 126 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 628 74% 570 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 138 Parallax 128 104% 131 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155 2,976 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 501 514 121 120 209 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 670 Write 735 Mixed 642 SusWrite 371 136% 605 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 39.9 141% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 492 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 515 408% 562 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 142%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 359GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 170 174 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 70.2 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 170 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 04CD F4-3000C15-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GTZR 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.6 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 28.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 0P 2R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	9%	95	215	58	165	27"	1280 720	SPT0AB9 Sceptre Y27

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,957 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,296x
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	540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	141x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $971

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16