MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon: A convenient choice for Ryzen 7

We have added the third major manufacturer to our tests of X370 boards – MSI. The X370 Pro Carbon is about thirty euros cheaper than its opponents from Gigabyte and Asus, so it will be interesting to watch how these savings are reflected in overall quality and design. We don’t want to give away too much, but we can say that it is definitely worth checking.

Gallery of thermal images

MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon is on the left. On the right is Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming with the top-notch MOSFETs IR3555M.

In idle

   

In burn (stock CPU)

   

In burn (OC CPU)

   

In idle without heatsinks

   

In burn without heatsinks (stock CPU)

   


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