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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 08:37
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 158 2-Core 315 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 940 98% 785 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 44 62 76 58 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 447 Write 248 Mixed 277 SusWrite 82.5 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 17.6 82% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 39.3 46% 79.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 52%
Team T253LE120G 120GB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 32GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 87 87 88 88 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 468 Write 449 Mixed 326 SusWrite 113 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.5 164% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 165 167% 268 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 85%
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/240G 240GB 887 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 109GB free Firmware: R0123A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 56 80 46 72 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 521 Write 439 Mixed 387 SusWrite 123 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 23.6 152% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 1.2 64% 146 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 114 115 113 115 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 115 Write 77.5 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 113 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 98%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,954 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,293x
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 $178	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