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 (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	294% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Trident X (MS-B926)
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181008
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 23:00
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,082 100% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 135 Reflection 129 Parallax 130 110% 132 fps	Gravity 121 Splatting 103 98% 112 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 638 569 581 579 579 565 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 1,780 Mixed 1,493 SusWrite 585 344% 1,546 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 91.2 310% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,780 DQ Write 1,313 DQ Mixed 1,517 1,142% 1,537 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 296%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 917GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 142 142 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 141 Write 122 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 140 137% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 6,582 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.8 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 52%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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