MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B78
Motherboard	MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 23:45
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 77 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 1,015 90% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,408 87% 1,408 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Lighting 89.7 Reflection 87.5 Parallax 77.8 73% 85 fps	MRender 82.8 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 69.8 62% 77.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 168GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 71 Write 76.8 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 74.7 52% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 137 137 140 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 134 Write 123 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 131 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 156GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 159 158 158 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 139 Mixed 91 SusWrite 158 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 109%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 131GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 98 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 90.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 101 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M2C3200C16 1x16GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 70%

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Gaming 82%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 80%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	490x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	105x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	94x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	80x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	70x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	63x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	55x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	54x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	54x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	43x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16