MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B45
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45)  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateMay 02 '22 at 04:16
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 806
81% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,095
68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 197
Parallax 188
145% 188 fps
MRender 140
Gravity 185
Splatting 129
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,454
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,316
444% 2,002 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 87.2
293% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,308
DQ Write 1,022
DQ Mixed 1121
851% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Hitachi HCS721010CLA332 1TB
859GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 139 140 140 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 129
Write 130
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 138
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100 1TB
471GB free, PID 0237
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 106 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 125
Write 128
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 108
124% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 19.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) Builds (Compare 1,974 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,094
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