MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (22%). 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A32
Motherboard	MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 04:23
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 83.3 2-Core 202 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 662 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 1173 73% 1173 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 113 Parallax 101 87% 107 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 88.2 76% 94 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 347 Mixed 229 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 34.1 136% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 138 151% 255 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 617GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 158 157 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 145 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 156 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 110%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 128 131 133 131 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 108 Write 117 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 132 131% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 49%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 29GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 37.4 Write 35.8 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 35.8 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.1 76% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 32.3 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 83.2 48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 107%

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Gaming 78%

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $134	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