MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B78
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 03 '18 at 01:25
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$235
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 860
80% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,296
80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 140
Parallax 127
114% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 137
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175
29GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 950
Write 899
Mixed 558
178% 802 MB/s
4K Read 62.4
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 73.4
258% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 292
316% 534 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,021
Write 1,686
Mixed 670
322% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 58.6
215% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 747
604% 853 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
179GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,451
Write 6,098
Mixed 6061
1,386% 6,204 MB/s
4K Read 377
4K Write 267
4K Mixed 285
1,079% 310 MB/s
DQ Read 1,185
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 991
754% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
G-DRIVE 3TB
356GB free
Firmware: 2403
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
24.1% Poor
Read 41.2
Write 39.5
Mixed 39
SusWrite 41.9
30% 40.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
824GB free
Firmware: CC82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 374 368 388 367 376 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
94.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 33.4
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.9
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 114%

 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 1,304 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $530
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