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

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.6% 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)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
13 months ago, 13 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B85
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85)  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190709
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 24 '23 at 15:42
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User LKA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 56.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 241
76% 143 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 799
79% 643 Pts
64-Core 927
57% 927 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.6% Average
Lighting 60.5
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 58.9
49% 61.9 fps
MRender 65.5
Gravity 56.7
Splatting 52.9
47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,299
Write 2,122
Mixed 1,484
438% 1,968 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 69.2
226% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 971
DQ Mixed 1,062
776% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80
23GB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
48.7% Average
Read 79.1
Write 83.5
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 90.4
58% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
55GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 149 150 150 152 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 127
Write 86.1
Mixed 72
SusWrite 149
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.6% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 13.3
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 12.8
SC Mixed 12.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 63%

 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%
Nuclear submarine

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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