MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.8% 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 Drive218% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A32
MotherboardMSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170427
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 24 '17 at 16:05
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 204
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 685
62% 524 Pts
64-Core 945
58% 945 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 71.9
58% 72.3 fps
MRender 75.9
Gravity 67.3
Splatting 57.2
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 2,009
Write 1,191
Mixed 1,215
325% 1,472 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 44.1
182% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 106
111% 186 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 218%
Great: 236%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
650GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 184
Mixed 150
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 5.43
4K Mixed 0.76
223% 2.36 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
408GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 87.1
Write 94
Mixed 99
71% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 2.18
4K Mixed 0.21
94% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 32.1
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 27.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) Builds (Compare 1,813 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) - $155

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $899
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