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

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B43
Motherboard	MSI Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '20 at 02:08
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$181 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 792 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 1019 63% 1019 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B43) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8336 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.1% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.97 7% 9.83 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.9 11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.1% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300s Non-Secure 128GB 1,499 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2150000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 142 145 140 126 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 462 Write 214 Mixed 178 SusWrite 143 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 36.2 137% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 119 123% 205 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 94%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 149GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 40.5 Write 41.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 55.7 32% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 46%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$46 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 311GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 82 82 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 81.7 Write 74.2 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 81.2 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 84%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00J7B1 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 95GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 39 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 37 Write 21 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 41.1 41% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 122% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.9% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 18.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 110%

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Typical Z370I GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B43) Builds (Compare 439 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 93%

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Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $181Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	118x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	70x
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	49x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	21x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $95Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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 $38Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

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