MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	121% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	MSI MS-7992
Motherboard	MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64% Good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 141 59% 98.3 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 426 42% 345 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 157 Parallax 159 130% 159 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 138 Splatting 121 119% 150 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW75H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,278 Write 688 Mixed 641 191% 869 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 50 168% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 412 294% 382 MB/s
Poor: 136% Great: 262%
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 32GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 359 273 287 245 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 490 Write 442 Mixed 404 SusWrite 292 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 34.8 121% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 258 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 532GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 101 103 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 66.3 Write 56.9 Mixed 50 SusWrite 101 50% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,073 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 11.9 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 6R 8G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
63%	27%	85	291	240	60	31.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D34 C32F391

History: Score 49: 5R 5G 9B | Score 54: 6R 5G 9B | Score 63: 6R 8G 9B

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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%

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Desktop 68%

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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 $57Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $33	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