MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '17 at 23:07
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 67.4
2-Core 143
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 250
8-Core 343
37% 296 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.4
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 58.3
Parallax 105
62% 79.9 fps
MRender 59.5
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 72.4
57% 68.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 238GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 714
Write 252
Mixed 363
97% 443 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 13.5
87% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 12
44% 98.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 102%
Team L5 LITE SSD 240GB
34GB free
Firmware: O080
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 70% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB
206GB free
Firmware: CC3E
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 104
Write 101
Mixed 100
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.52
118% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992123R (997123R) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 18.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 12.7
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49%
Great: 84%

 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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