MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '17 at 12:57
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Memory 75.1
1-Core 62.1
2-Core 110
52% 82.6 Pts
4-Core 175
8-Core 179
24% 177 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 310.70
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.22% Terrible
Lighting 5.23
Reflection 7.04
Parallax 2.53
4% 4.93 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 4.63
Splatting 4.74
4% 5.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.22%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 155
Mixed 134
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.12
4K Write 0.61
4K Mixed 0.09
27% 0.28 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.8% Poor
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 7.5
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 90.2
44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 63%

 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)

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