MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	136% 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	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.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '24 at 20:45
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 816 85% 682 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 2107 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 79.8 Parallax 72.4 59% 74.8 fps	MRender 81.3 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 63.1 58% 72 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 111GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 26 23 21 22 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 336 SusWrite 59.3 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 58.7 218% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 179 185% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 313GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 374 370 368 372 369 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 494 Mixed 448 SusWrite 385 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 72.3 244% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4G SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 184 182 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 149 Mixed 81 SusWrite 183 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 1x8GB 1,167 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 14.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 14.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 42%

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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	71	59	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,318x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	608x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	266x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	439x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	251x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	154x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	144x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	195x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	123x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	86x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,012

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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