MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	33.6% 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 Drive	87.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A32
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170307
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 22:56
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 64.6 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 182 63% 113 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 596 53% 450 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% PowerColor(148C 2373) CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.1 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.6% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 52.3 Parallax 51.9 32% 47.8 fps	MRender 53.3 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 45.1 37% 45.5 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 355 308 263 196 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 403 Write 386 Mixed 308 SusWrite 279 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 35.6 127% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 322 246% 335 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 181 156 191 175 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 179 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 172 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 121% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x4GB 13,050 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 7.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	250x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	225x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	174x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	115x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	89x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	58x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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