MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B78
MotherboardMSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 17:42
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 69
1-Core 115
2-Core 223
74% 136 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 694
67% 551 Pts
64-Core 867
54% 867 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.6% Good
Lighting 86.8
Reflection 76.1
Parallax 76.8
71% 79.9 fps
MRender 90.1
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 65.6
62% 76.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
402GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 403 404 410 414 349 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 425
Write 415
Mixed 394
SusWrite 394
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 36.6
125% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 368
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 129%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 60 59 65 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
47% Average
Read 100
Write 94.5
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 63.6
55% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.6% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 16.2
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 101%

 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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