MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C37
Motherboard	MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 17:51
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 308 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 906 90% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 358 337 320 312 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,964 Write 1,366 Mixed 938 SusWrite 380 257% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 79 267% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,346 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 1,117 860% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 259%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 125GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1547 836 839 836 835 763 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,547 Write 1,656 Mixed 1,331 SusWrite 942 308% 1,369 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 79.5 285% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,402 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1,213 902% 1203 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 276%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 464GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 92 97 103 115 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 16.9 Write 2.2 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 103 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 3.1 658% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 70%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 5151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 6.4 7 7.7 7.7 7.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	5.38% Terrible	Read 14 Write 6.8 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 6.9 11% 8.85 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.38% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 36.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.9 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 38.6 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 122%

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Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) - $160

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,086x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	999x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	623x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	449x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	378x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	340x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	230x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	187x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	151x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	115x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $901

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16