MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A32
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180927
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 21:33
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 228 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 691 67% 550 Pts	64-Core 1179 73% 1179 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 35 50 27 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 72 SusWrite 64.2 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 18GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 41 58 60 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 46.2 Write 46.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 54.7 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 110% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 71%
Samsung HM321HI 320GB-$90 12,451 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 9GB free Firmware: 2AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 7.6 59 59 59 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 29.2 Write 4 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 40.8 15% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 18% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 22.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 98%

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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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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 82%

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Workstation 76%

Battleship

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	54x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	73x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	58x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $918

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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