MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	44.2% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '18 at 01:57
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,046 97% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,353 84% 1,353 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 189 Parallax 172 140% 178 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 159 Splatting 117 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z31000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5213 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1414 (A5) Unknown 100 100 494041564758 (A6) Unknown 100 100 5 (A7) Unknown 100 100 30 (A8) Unknown 100 100 48 (A9) Unknown 100 100 551 (AA) Unknown 100 100 2 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 27 (AE) Unknown 100 100 164 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 65 279174316070 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4668685354047 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12982 (EA) Unknown 100 100 33249 (F1) Unknown 253 253 28837 (F2) Unknown 253 253 20332 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	44.2% Average	Read 508 Write 85.1 Mixed 127 52% 240 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 7.46 4K Mixed 5.31 68% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB 1,643 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 217GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 70.8 Write 82.1 Mixed 79.6 102% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.16 63% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 44%
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$72 264 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 19GB free, PID 1697 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 183 Write 93.2 Mixed 31.4 107% 103 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.86 4K Mixed 0.57 66% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2F4000C19 2x8GB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 115%

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Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 3,944 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	2,286x
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	535x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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