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 above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	291% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190403
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 12:04
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 199 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 740 68% 569 Pts	64-Core 986 61% 986 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 939 668 668 672 672 666 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,494 Write 2,340 Mixed 1,641 SusWrite 714 402% 1,797 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 86 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 1,273 960% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 488 489 490 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 487 Mixed 421 SusWrite 490 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.5 221% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 112GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 131 111 132 135 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 439 Write 152 Mixed 206 SusWrite 130 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 41.7 168% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 137 111% 159 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 83%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 92 91 92 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 89.7 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 90.8 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 628GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 182 179 179 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 128 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 178 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 27.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 110%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,945 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

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	2,287x
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	536x
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 $133	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