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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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 Z370 Gaming Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181008
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '19 at 01:22
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,068 100% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,334 Write 1,811 Mixed 1,528 419% 1,891 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 91.1 310% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,781 DQ Write 1,469 DQ Mixed 1,559 1,185% 1603 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 296%
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 91GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 135 91 92 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 456 Mixed 374 SusWrite 140 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.9 165% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 178 176% 280 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 94%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 486 491 491 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 408 SusWrite 489 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 52 188% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	116x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	69x
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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