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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	246% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181008
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '20 at 17:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 974 89% 747 Pts	64-Core 1,500 93% 1,500 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Cards	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B43) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 8.27 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.94 7% 9.81 fps	Gravity 7.67 Splatting 16.7 12% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Lighting 148 Reflection 146 Parallax 151 121% 148 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 98.3 98% 113 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 633 559 566 567 573 576 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,106 Write 1,841 Mixed 1,400 SusWrite 579 331% 1,482 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 73.1 246% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 985 DQ Mixed 1,104 832% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 296%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 865GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 73 76 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 84.5 Write 142 Mixed 55 SusWrite 76.6 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 203% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,355 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 849GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 40 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 41.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 41.4 49% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 6,612 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 22.5 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	116x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	69x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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