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

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 05:33
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$218 181,623 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 126 2-Core 255 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 733 81% 623 Pts	64-Core 743 50% 743 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$450 816,196 User benchmarks, average bench 106% Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 146 Parallax 122 105% 133 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 127 Splatting 107 101% 116 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$34 106,510 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 57 64 57 51 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 415 Write 356 Mixed 346 SusWrite 80.9 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 0.2 80% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 0.2 56% 134 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 87%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV512TBN 512GB 8,662 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 181GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 472 273 246 247 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 480 Mixed 382 SusWrite 325 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 43.3 168% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 328 249% 334 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 97%
USB 3.0 1TB 466 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 677GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 166 165 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 170 Mixed 134 SusWrite 167 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 81GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 45 46 48 49 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	27% Poor	Read 91 Write 40.7 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 46.1 68% 56 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 96% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 1x16GB 582 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 52%

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Gaming 101%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 93%, 564,873 samples	102x
Core i5-8600KIntel $218Bench 93%, 181,623 samples	97x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 230,970 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples	62x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 137%, 639,553 samples	57x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	44x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 108%, 494,336 samples	19x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 275%, 314,694 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 200%, 214,855 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	27x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 198,187 samples	12x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $906

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16