MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 04:03
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^th 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 4.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 899 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 407 413 423 431 414 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 425 Mixed 381 SusWrite 419 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 50.4 156% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 102GB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 138 142 141 146 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 98.9 Write 100 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 142 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 119 123 125 127 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 118 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 124 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 221% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 47.8 MC Write 48 MC Mixed 36.9 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 53.5 SC Mixed 37.5 111% 38.8 GB/s	Latency 46.1 87% 46.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,955 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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,294x
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	539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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	140x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 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: $986

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16