MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 10 '17 at 00:42
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 80
1-Core 65.2
2-Core 132
56% 92.5 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 310
34% 269 Pts
64-Core 311
19% 311 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.2
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.5% Good
Lighting 81.3
Reflection 57.5
Parallax 109
66% 82.8 fps
MRender 58.2
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 74.6
61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 402
Write 319
Mixed 315
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 17.6
94% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 35.3
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 17.4
30% 56.9 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 141
Mixed 146
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.66
4K Mixed 0.2
100% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 14.7
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.8
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42%
Great: 54%

 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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