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

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	96.7% 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 01:25
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 (95^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 734 70% 580 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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: 1590 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 62.8 53% 66 fps	MRender 75.4 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 53.5 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% 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: 300 92 86 91 91 89 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 472 Mixed 351 SusWrite 125 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 49.3 173% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 229 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 127GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 486 486 488 489 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 478 Mixed 419 SusWrite 485 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.7 199% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 24GB free Firmware: MN6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 80 82 82 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 73 SusWrite 81.3 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 108GB free Firmware: JKAOA20N SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 96 96 122 111 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 120 Write 125 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 109 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 130GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 62 64 65 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 67 Write 58.7 Mixed 51 SusWrite 64.1 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 67%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 15GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 97 92 102 103 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 97 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 97.2 71% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 85%
DROBO DroboPro 17.5TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 740GB free, PID 8d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 16 17 16 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 19 Write 32 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 15.9 32% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 16.1% 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: 16 16 15 16 16 16 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 32 Write 32.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 15.9 38% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.3% 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 (84^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 32.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 24.7 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.8% 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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