MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A32
MotherboardMSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170727
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '21 at 22:08
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 64
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 186
64% 115 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 592
58% 475 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
136% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 176
Parallax 174
161% 183 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 136
Splatting 120
114% 143 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 136%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,143
Write 730
Mixed 405
167% 759 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 31.9
118% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 544
415% 567 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
749GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 121 134 129 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 166
Write 136
Mixed 48.6
SusWrite 122
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.1% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 24.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 135%

 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $918
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