MSI X470 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7B78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	219% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). 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	51.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 20:57
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 228 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 730 70% 575 Pts	64-Core 1215 75% 1215 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 869 583 602 602 594 592 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,080 Mixed 1534 SusWrite 640 373% 1,673 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 63.1 209% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 361 276% 374 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 340%
Crucial MTFDDAK512MAM-1K1 512GB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 46GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 131 57 58 68 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 412 Write 231 Mixed 270 SusWrite 100 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 22.5 95% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 52 55% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 76%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 124GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 109 123 115 114 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 112 Write 144 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 115 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 292% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 48GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 81 89 88 93 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 59 Write 181 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 88.4 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 2.3 399% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 112%
H/W RAID 5 9TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 723GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 22 26 21 23 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 169 Write 110 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 21.9 102% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 29% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 85%
H/W RAID 5 9TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 22 26 22 23 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 173 Write 60.2 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 22 72% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 17% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 85%
JMicron H/W RAID5 12TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 113 Write 77.7 Mixed 46.5 92% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 37% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 34.6 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 131%

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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 $300	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