MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 17:44
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 70.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
76% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 681
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 1,068
66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.8% Very good
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 149
Parallax 101
81% 117 fps
MRender 83.3
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 96.7
77% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$22
77GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 259 144 78 78 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 454
Write 282
Mixed 307
SusWrite 162
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 26.1
106% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 170
151% 222 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 67 73 83 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 122
Write 107
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 72.6
70% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.4% Poor
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 9.9
28% 9.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 7.1
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 104%

 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%
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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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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