MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7992
Motherboard	MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170505
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '22 at 01:57
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$183 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 68.5 2-Core 125 56% 91.4 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 348 36% 288 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3417) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 86.6 52% 70.5 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 71.6 Splatting 46 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0927A SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 328 333 355 365 364 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 136GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 86 84 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 84.3 Write 84.7 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 83.8 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 69%
WD WD3200AVCS-632DY1 320GB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 165GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 63 64 63 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 58.4 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 63.6 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 181GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 116 116 118 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 106 Write 111 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 116 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 74%
ST950042 0AS 500GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 350GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 29 29 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 50 Write 27.2 Mixed 23.4 SusWrite 28.1 40% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 42% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 4x4GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 61%

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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%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

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 $90Bench 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 $76Bench 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 i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16