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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive234% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B43
MotherboardMSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 11:25
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 638
8-Core 1,081
104% 859 Pts
64-Core 1,321
82% 1,321 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 196
Parallax 174
142% 181 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 170
Splatting 126
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
236GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 530
Write 504
Mixed 511
115% 515 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 46.9
184% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 166
177% 295 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 2,146
Write 1,052
Mixed 1,111
315% 1,436 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 40.2
212% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 542
DQ Write 431
DQ Mixed 186
221% 386 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 234%
Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
927GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 122
Write 159
Mixed 129
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 33.3
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 33.1
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $629
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