MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics33.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 09:20
Run Duration384 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
69% Good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 200
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 353
8-Core 640
60% 497 Pts
64-Core 1,180
73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7970
AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1055.0
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Lighting 43
Reflection 29.5
Parallax 57
35% 43.2 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 46.1
Splatting 37.3
31% 37.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
61% Good
Read 491
Write 256
Mixed 337
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 5.01
74% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 5.97
36% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61%
Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
860GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 107
Write 112
Mixed 106
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.59
120% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
297GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 99.4
Write 86.4
Mixed 102
72% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.41
109% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 60%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB
14GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
4.92% Terrible
Read 17.6
Write 2.91
Mixed 5.11
8% 8.55 MB/s
4K Read 7.25
4K Write 0.005
4K Mixed 0.01
27% 2.42 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.92%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 26.4
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 21.6
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 104%

 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: 78% - Very good Total price: $915
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