MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.9% 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)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '21 at 22:13
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 79.5
2-Core 158
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 471
48% 387 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 112
Parallax 114
85% 110 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 102
Splatting 99.3
81% 99.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 210 241 258 244 242 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 330
Mixed 269
SusWrite 230
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 46.5
154% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 46.2
84% 168 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
401GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 255 278 275 330 329 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 334
Mixed 425
SusWrite 272
85% 382 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 51.9
168% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 45.3
DQ Mixed 64.6
73% 132 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 129%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 301 344 96 66 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 486
Write 403
Mixed 352
SusWrite 180
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 29
120% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 157
130% 185 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 91%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
47GB free
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 164 176 186 188 189 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 450
Write 186
Mixed 222
SusWrite 170
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 15.2
94% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 89.2
DQ Write 79.6
DQ Mixed 29.1
37% 66 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
735GB free, PID 0901
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 15 15 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 25.7
Write 21.8
Mixed 16.2
SusWrite 14.3
25% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.3
81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 52%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
526GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 16 16 16 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
12.4% Very poor
Read 29.8
Write 18.9
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 15.5
26% 20.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
69% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 9
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 75 27" 1280 720 IVM663B PL2730H
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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