MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190727
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 01:41
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 230
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 719
70% 575 Pts
64-Core 1,239
77% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 192
Parallax 153
128% 168 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 185
Splatting 122
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,424
Write 1,169
Mixed 534
230% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50.4
185% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 646
DQ Mixed 585
475% 675 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
230GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 111 113 111 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 123
Write 124
Mixed 66.2
SusWrite 113
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
60GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 146 147 149 149 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
78% Very good
Read 132
Write 126
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 140
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
247GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 116 119 115 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 106
Write 105
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 116
69% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
250GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 114 113 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 86.5
Write 77
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 113
64% 86.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$46
110GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 60 60 60 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 101
Write 86.7
Mixed 97
SusWrite 59.3
64% 86 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 76%
Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 128GB-$80
115GB free, PID 16b3
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 290 288 293 290 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 244
Write 202
Mixed 124
SusWrite 289
288% 215 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.5
98% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 35.8
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 28.3
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 31.8
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 80%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $541
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