MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% 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 Drive167% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A32
MotherboardMSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A32)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 80.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 717
70% 575 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.6% Above average
Lighting 61.8
Reflection 61.9
Parallax 49.2
50% 57.6 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 66.2
Splatting 71.3
57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,270
Write 985
Mixed 1,011
242% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 35
157% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 93.9
102% 173 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 167%
Great: 236%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
93GB free
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 201
Write 104
Mixed 120
31% 142 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 15
94% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 33.2
48% 88.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 61%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$134
516GB free
Firmware: SD15 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
63% Good
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 98.6
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.49
118% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
274GB free
Firmware: KC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 95.3
Write 101
Mixed 108
77% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 0.98
4K Mixed 0.35
82% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.6
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 33.8
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%

 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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