MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	233% 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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171019
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 15:48
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 305 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 945 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,295 80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 307 317 317 315 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 1,496 Mixed 726 SusWrite 342 252% 1,142 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 65.9 262% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,105 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 698 658% 1017 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 379GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 490 489 488 491 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 384 SusWrite 477 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.6 192% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 735GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 156 158 154 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 74.8 Write 82 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 156 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 110%

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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 32.9 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 32.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	116x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	69x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	49x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	47x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	28x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $629

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