MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78.6% 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 Drive95% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 10:55
Run Duration292 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 77.6
2-Core 134
61% 98.5 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 427
42% 341 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 100
Parallax 104
80% 101 fps
MRender 94.6
Gravity 91.4
Splatting 89.2
75% 91.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 241 232 249 229 256 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 423
Mixed 416
SusWrite 233
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 74.1
4K Mixed 48.1
158% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 29.6
86% 186 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
407GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 246 301 303 307 308 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 311
Mixed 407
SusWrite 272
82% 369 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 51.8
169% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 16.7
DQ Mixed 76.5
74% 126 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 129%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30
188GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 311 245 65 65 65 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 438
Write 273
Mixed 307
SusWrite 160
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 27.6
115% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 154
133% 195 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 91%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
50GB free
Firmware: 070H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 168 179 192 193 193 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 442
Write 186
Mixed 216
SusWrite 174
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 13.8
94% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 29.1
47% 89.6 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
489GB free, PID 0901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 122 124 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 140
Write 129
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 117
131% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 52%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
508GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 32 33 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
16% Very poor
Read 30.8
Write 33.3
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 32.6
40% 29.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 16%
Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
887GB free, PID 0901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 113 109 110 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 147
Write 146
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 106
134% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.6% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 16.9
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.4
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 75%

 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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