MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 21:05
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (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 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 70.9
2-Core 142
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 428
42% 341 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2412 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.2% Below average
Lighting 29
Reflection 83
Parallax 82.7
24% 64.9 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 76.3
Splatting 74.8
64% 78.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
305GB free
Firmware: JC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 93.7
Write 93
Mixed 98.6
72% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.4
86% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
116GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 74.1
Write 74.1
Mixed 79.8
58% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 2.07
4K Mixed 0.31
88% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 55.5
Write 60.7
Mixed 66.1
46% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.36
75% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.2% Average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.5
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 63%

 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)

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