MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	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	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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '18 at 21:00
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 205 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 777 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 146 Parallax 126 113% 137 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 134 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 429 434 437 438 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 433 Mixed 347 SusWrite 432 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.2 161% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 208 176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 94GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 161 160 161 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 106 Write 76.5 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 161 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 114%
Lacie P9230 3TB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 199GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 173 173 173 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 142 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 172 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 116%
Multi-Reader -1 256GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 57GB free, PID 6368 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 78 78 78 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 148 Write 110 Mixed 70 SusWrite 78.1 128% 102 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.4 164% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 68%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 139 139 142 141 140 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 142 Write 140 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 140 172% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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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 $182	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) $30	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