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

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	39.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	341% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	12.7 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 06:57
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 161 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 643 8-Core 965 100% 804 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 2370 MHz, MLim: 3925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.1% Below average	Lighting 2.57 Reflection 2.12 Parallax 152 2% 52.1 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 131 Splatting 108 111% 140 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 39.1% 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: 1105 851 852 850 848 844 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,750 Write 2,499 Mixed 1,919 SusWrite 892 450% 2,015 MB/s	4K Read 76.7 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 106 353% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,872 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 1,406 1,070% 1,464 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 193GB free Firmware: X211200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 447 447 411 375 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 406 Mixed 162 SusWrite 411 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.8 155% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 120 124% 205 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$82 1,785 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 46.8 MC Mixed 32.7 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 34.9 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

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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 $188Bench 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 $499Bench 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 2x16GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	15x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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