MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62% 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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7992
MotherboardMSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 23:13
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9370-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 128
61% 96.9 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 370
37% 303 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 1982) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1556 MHz, MLim: 1788 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 88.6
Parallax 77.9
67% 82.9 fps
MRender 82.9
Gravity 76
Splatting 70.5
62% 76.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 123 95 42 40 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
62% Good
Read 450
Write 353
Mixed 338
SusWrite 91.1
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 26.3
101% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 82.6
DQ Mixed 113
99% 153 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 62%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
546GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 151 150 149 152 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 162
Write 133
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 149
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
111GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 35 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 90
Write 35.5
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 35.1
37% 50.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS543216A7A384 160GB
119GB free
Firmware: ES1OA70F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 66 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 55
Write 63.8
Mixed 38
SusWrite 65.7
41% 55.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 44%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
203GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 86 85 72 69 54 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
41.6% Average
Read 71.2
Write 42.5
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 73.9
43% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1067 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.4% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 12.6
MC Mixed 11.3
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 12.3
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 86%

 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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