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 (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	132% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B45
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B45) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190403
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 18:13
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 928 91% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,166 72% 1,166 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 490 354 285 286 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 485 Mixed 452 SusWrite 364 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68.5 233% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 110GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 130 134 134 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 396 Write 150 Mixed 199 SusWrite 133 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.5 153% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 104 87% 126 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 82%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 237GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 473 473 470 471 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 344 Write 452 Mixed 339 SusWrite 470 91% 401 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 43.8 173% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 329 245% 326 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 260GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 605 608 607 605 605 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,538 Write 2,375 Mixed 1,552 SusWrite 887 411% 1,838 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 91.2 307% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,591 DQ Write 1,161 DQ Mixed 1,297 990% 1,350 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 3,287 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.6% 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%

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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	2,287x
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