MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.2% 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 Drive75.9% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 13 '17 at 13:04
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 94.4
1-Core 84.3
2-Core 165
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 513
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 109
Parallax 93.5
90% 104 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 97.9
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
462GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 468
Write 332
Mixed 341
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 51.3
4K Mixed 23.5
95% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 47.6
71% 136 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
154GB free
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 396
Mixed 416
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 41.5
149% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 95.2
102% 172 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AG34G2130U1S 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.9% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 19.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.8
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 79%

 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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