MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	98.7% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A32
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '20 at 17:40
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 71 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 94% 178 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,050 95% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,470 91% 1,470 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.3 Reflection 54.6 Parallax 44.4 39% 48.8 fps	Gravity 47.3 Splatting 61.7 49% 54.5 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 465 256 246 249 240 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 481 Mixed 387 SusWrite 319 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.7 153% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 327 249% 335 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 99%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 210GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 386 417 419 391 441 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 426 Mixed 308 SusWrite 414 87% 383 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 38.1 150% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 226 194% 285 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 35GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 452 458 466 470 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 468 Mixed 426 SusWrite 461 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.2 190% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 297 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 704GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 190 193 193 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 189 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 192 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 26 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 24.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 104%

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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 $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	250x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	225x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	181x

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 $90Bench 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: $904

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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