MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7992
Motherboard	MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '19 at 23:29
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$194 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 70.5 2-Core 127 62% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 419 39% 327 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 1982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1556 MHz, MLim: 1788 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	Lighting 82.4 Reflection 88.3 Parallax 84.9 67% 85.2 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 76.2 Splatting 70.5 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 343 141 99 76 62 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 546GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 148 148 150 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 163 Write 114 Mixed 71 SusWrite 147 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 111GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 91 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 98.8 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 88.8 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS543216A7A384 160GB 1,045 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 119GB free Firmware: ES1OA70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 66 66 66 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 62.8 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 63.7 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 44%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 203GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 90 88 76 70 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 89.5 Write 57 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 79.5 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.7% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 86%

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Typical 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992) Builds (Compare 193 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	86x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	24x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	42x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	14x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	13x

SSD
SA400M8240G 240GBKingstonBench 70%, 27,523 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	11x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $189

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16