MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '18 at 07:01
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 89
1-Core 74.3
2-Core 117
60% 93.5 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 446
44% 357 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 164
Parallax 175
128% 165 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 150
Splatting 108
117% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 180 184 167 162 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 448
Write 227
Mixed 284
SusWrite 175
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 38.8
132% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 158
140% 211 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
438GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 138 140 140 140 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 172
Write 130
Mixed 108
SusWrite 140
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
7GB free
Firmware: CC26
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 152
Write 147
Mixed 67.2
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.9% Average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 16.9
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 87%

 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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