MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics77.8% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateAug 01 '18 at 15:56
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 87
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 140
61% 99.6 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 412
40% 329 Pts
64-Core 370
23% 370 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 108
Parallax 91.9
79% 98.8 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 92.5
76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 103 73 91 105 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 134
Write 131
Mixed 92.7
SusWrite 93.3
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
152% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Nanya NT4GC64B8HG0NF-DI 12GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 16.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.1
28% 9.7 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 60%

 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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