MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive279% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B78
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '19 at 20:02
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 70.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
88% 167 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 872
88% 716 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Lighting 25.1
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 30.3
20% 28.9 fps
MRender 30.5
Gravity 23.7
Splatting 33.6
24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 311 304 304 303 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,543
Write 1,458
Mixed 1,056
SusWrite 474
305% 1,383 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 92.5
325% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,160
DQ Mixed 1,014
780% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 279%
Great: 280%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109
597GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 87 87 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 65
Write 73.3
Mixed 30
SusWrite 87.3
47% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95
126GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 95 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 178
Write 172
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 94.2
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 107%
WD My Passport 071A 500GB
35GB free, PID 071a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Read 35.5
Write 29.3
Mixed 21
SusWrite 31.9
39% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.1% Good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 25.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 110%

 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 1,292 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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