MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 05:48
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$179 746,287 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 (21^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 238 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 678 65% 536 Pts	64-Core 942 58% 942 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 144 Parallax 146 109% 141 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 139 Splatting 120 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$99 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 229 302 316 365 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 426 Write 329 Mixed 252 SusWrite 312 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 32.5 4K Mixed 25.3 100% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 74.8 DQ Mixed 83.1 81% 135 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 116%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 289GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 370 398 383 407 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 468 Write 405 Mixed 370 SusWrite 385 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 26.6 105% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 169 122% 162 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 117%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 97 94 100 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 95.9 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$130 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 111 120 106 116 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 38.2 Write 57 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 110 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.3 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 90%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 6.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 162 172 168 182 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 144 Write 83.8 Mixed 136 SusWrite 170 180% 133 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 74%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 6TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 165 173 168 182 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 64.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 106 SusWrite 171 158% 108 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 74%
Hitachi HDS5C4040ALE630 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 26GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 3.6 1.3 0.9 0.2 3.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 81.8 Write 89.3 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 2.6 59% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 43%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.3 3.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 137 Write 159 Mixed 131 SusWrite 2.6 140% 107 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 101,975 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.7 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 21.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 122%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,330x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	611x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	266x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	546x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	439x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	252x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $85Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	145x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	195x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	86x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $867

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353