MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A32)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A32
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A32) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 00:23
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 814 74% 623 Pts	64-Core 1175 73% 1175 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 57 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 53.7 46% 56.8 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 55 Splatting 50.1 45% 56.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 261 125 67 66 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 489 Mixed 366 SusWrite 162 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 53.4 184% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 228 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 487 487 489 489 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 487 Mixed 419 SusWrite 481 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.3 204% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free Firmware: MN6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 81 79 82 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 88.8 Write 87.5 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 81.2 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 108GB free Firmware: JKAOA20N SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 92 100 121 107 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 122 Write 121 Mixed 59 SusWrite 108 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 130GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 64 65 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 61.7 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 64 49% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 67%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 28GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 85 94 99 97 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 102 SusWrite 94.2 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 85%
DROBO DroboPro 17.5TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 750GB free, PID 8d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 16 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 5.7 Write 29 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 15.8 24% 15.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 24%
DROBO DroboPro 17.5TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 12.5TB free, PID 8d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 16 17 17 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 32 Write 31.5 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 15.8 36% 27.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 17,029 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3133 MHz clocked @ 1567 MHz Performing below potential (89^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	103% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 32.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 27.1 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A32)

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	4x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	4x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	5x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	2x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	2x
Premier SP550 480GBAdata $129Bench 82%, 8,505 samples	2x

RAM
CMR16GX4M2D3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 91%, 91 samples	3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 99%, 613 samples	2x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	2x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $503

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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