MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	167% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 23:29
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 249 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 853 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 202 Parallax 181 147% 188 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 171 Splatting 126 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 652 391 180 180 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,160 Write 1,163 Mixed 705 SusWrite 379 190% 852 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 61.1 215% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 586 474% 666 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 185%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 123GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 302 301 301 301 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 486 Mixed 417 SusWrite 318 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.8 225% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 238GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 208 204 208 208 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 946 Write 675 Mixed 568 SusWrite 233 135% 605 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 59.5 206% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 387 344% 520 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 144%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 190GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 473 Write 432 Mixed 381 SusWrite 144 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 22 92% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 18 51% 109 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 86%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 838GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 107 Write 106 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 109 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 25.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 100%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,944 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	2,286x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	603x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	436x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	249x

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	140x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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