MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '18 at 22:06
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 82
2-Core 161
68% 112 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 506
50% 410 Pts
64-Core 507
31% 507 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 72.6
Reflection 67.9
Parallax 94.3
59% 78.3 fps
MRender 68.4
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 56.3
52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 502
Write 244
Mixed 275
75% 340 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 65.8
4K Mixed 15.8
90% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29.6
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 51.6
54% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 85%
WD My Book 1140 2TB
449GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 69.5
Write 71.6
Mixed 56.9
84% 66 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.16
57% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.8% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 18.6
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.8
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992) Builds (Compare 193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $189
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