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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	273% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A32
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A32) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '19 at 19:02
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 867 81% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,317 82% 1,317 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 193 Reflection 207 Parallax 206 157% 202 fps	Gravity 194 Splatting 131 140% 163 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2007 771 595 596 592 599 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,413 Write 2,195 Mixed 1516 SusWrite 860 390% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 78.4 262% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 975 727% 967 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 154GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 458 285 243 241 242 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 463 Mixed 365 SusWrite 321 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 38.1 138% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 332 250% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 157 158 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 157 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 514GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 150 152 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 134 Mixed 93 SusWrite 151 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 33.5 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Typical X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A32) Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 79%

Battleship

Desktop 82%

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Workstation 78%

Battleship

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 $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