MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B78
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 08:07
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 206
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 502
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1596 MHz, MLim: 1953 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 122
Parallax 108
90% 114 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 102
Splatting 99.1
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 494
Write 457
Mixed 314
94% 422 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 41
146% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 257
213% 307 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 101 100 101 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
57.6% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 84.7
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 101
62% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.4
424% 3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (89th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
98.6% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 33.3
102% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 28
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78) Builds (Compare 1,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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