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 way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	336% 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 06:13
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 903 97% 774 Pts	64-Core 871 54% 871 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 54 Reflection 63 66% 58.5 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1098 843 855 851 843 820 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,741 Write 2,488 Mixed 1,941 SusWrite 885 450% 2,014 MB/s	4K Read 76.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 106 350% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,781 DQ Write 1,062 DQ Mixed 1,347 1,023% 1,397 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 193GB free Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 409 444 447 436 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 323 Mixed 148 SusWrite 422 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37.8 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 113 118% 198 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$81 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 32.5 116% 40.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 35.3 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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