MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	251% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	17.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '18 at 16:47
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 894 88% 719 Pts	64-Core 994 62% 994 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 140 Parallax 131 104% 133 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 117 Splatting 104 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 479 473 478 478 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 1,692 Mixed 654 SusWrite 524 276% 1,248 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 68.6 250% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1319 DQ Write 1250 DQ Mixed 928 795% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 717GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 141GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 195 182 185 192 128 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.9% Above average	Read 206 Write 197 Mixed 197 SusWrite 192 45% 198 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 23.2 4K Mixed 26.5 79% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 92.9 DQ Mixed 115 97% 144 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 97%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 704GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 485 486 486 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 486 Mixed 459 SusWrite 485 109% 485 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.7 213% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 229GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 296 296 296 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 394 SusWrite 316 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.7 223% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD WD20EFRX-68EUZN0 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 189 182 192 191 187 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 170 Write 176 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 189 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 188% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.1 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 123%

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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%

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	2,294x
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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

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 $45	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