MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 21:49
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 67
2-Core 147
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 455
45% 366 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 43.5
Reflection 35.1
Parallax 41.5
35% 40 fps
MRender 45.3
Gravity 42.1
Splatting 40.3
35% 42.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 139 144 145 146 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 455
Mixed 326
SusWrite 169
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 46.9
164% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 150
141% 220 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
644GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 156 159 167 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 157
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 162
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 99U5402-454.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB
800, 800, 667, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 17.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 51%

 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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