MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateApr 09 '18 at 14:52
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 71
2-Core 136
61% 98.8 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 420
41% 335 Pts
64-Core 417
26% 417 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 78.2
Parallax 67.1
65% 75 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 74.8
60% 73 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 472
Write 234
Mixed 274
72% 327 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 13.9
89% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 62.5
71% 124 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 85%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB
586GB free, PID 0551
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 180
Write 180
Mixed 128
205% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.25
81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 72%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00BN5A0 1TB
275GB free, PID 0551
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 133
Write 120
Mixed 104
149% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 2.41
4K Mixed 0.35
98% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.8%
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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $189
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