MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive148% 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B85
MotherboardMSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 20:50
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 245
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 719
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 1,006
62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1606 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 66.7
Reflection 72.9
Parallax 64.8
54% 68.1 fps
Gravity 64.8
Splatting 59.3
55% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
241GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 602 95 104 173 105 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 1401
Write 1,419
Mixed 454
SusWrite 197
193% 868 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 63.2
144% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 642
DQ Write 808
DQ Mixed 257
324% 569 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 148%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.4
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 30
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B85) - $166

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 121% - Outstanding Total price: $569
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