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

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	25.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 05:51
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 268 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 808 84% 672 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 153 Parallax 129 114% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 135 Splatting 115 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 115 51 45 57 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 417 Write 350 Mixed 328 SusWrite 105 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.4 7% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 86%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV512TBN 512GB 14,424 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 181GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 382 316 243 244 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 243 Mixed 337 SusWrite 315 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 44.4 167% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 325 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%
USB 3.0 1TB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 677GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 157 157 157 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 142 SusWrite 156 118% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 1,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 81GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 52 53 55 53 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 91 Write 53 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 51.7 79% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 96% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 1x16GB 821 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 14.6 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

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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 $92Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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