MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170920
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 13:10
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 75% 137 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 719 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% PowerColor(148C 2342) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 85.9 58% 72 fps	MRender 59.3 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 75.4 54% 64.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M3 128GB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 168 197 198 201 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 467 Write 203 Mixed 231 SusWrite 186 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 33.2 122% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 165 145% 219 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 87%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 226GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 317 318 318 316 314 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 2,021 Write 1,417 Mixed 687 SusWrite 369 248% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51.4 196% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 640 563% 842 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 125 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 126 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 84%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$169 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 178 189 182 186 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 200 Mixed 105 SusWrite 183 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 320% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 6TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 159 157 163 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 168 Mixed 91 SusWrite 161 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 306% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 105%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 171 164 160 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 180 Mixed 108 SusWrite 167 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 296% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%
WD easystore 25FB 2TB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 139 139 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 142 Write 141 Mixed 105 SusWrite 139 179% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.8% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 26.6 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 110%

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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

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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