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 (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th 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-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 764 81% 646 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3777) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 63.6 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 56.9 52% 62.3 fps	Gravity 51.1 Splatting 0.35 19% 25.7 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 157 93 96 95 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 938 Write 680 Mixed 498 SusWrite 128 124% 561 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 38.4 127% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 141 105% 139 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 144%
Force MP300 480GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 251GB free Firmware: E8FM12.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 753 796 468 452 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 545 Write 812 Mixed 755 SusWrite 609 154% 680 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 30.5 106% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 116 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 165%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Predator 2666 C13 2x8GB-$137 7,627 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.4 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 28 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 99%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,291x
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	537x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $964

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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