MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.1% 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 Drive121% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B85
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180806
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '18 at 04:42
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 78.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 251
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 917
85% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,346
83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 61.8
56% 66.2 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 54.6
51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85
774GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 485 488 488 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 470
Mixed 358
SusWrite 486
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 50.8
178% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 279
230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 27
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 83.9
48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) Builds (Compare 4,316 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) - $166

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 124% - Outstanding Total price: $558
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