MSI 970A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7992)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics80.8% 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 Drive197% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 05:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 73
2-Core 132
60% 96.4 Pts
4-Core 256
8-Core 438
42% 347 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 114
Parallax 94.5
81% 103 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 96.7
Splatting 97.8
80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
753GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 828 1041 998 1022 1024 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 1,246
Write 1,063
Mixed 933
SusWrite 918
234% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 69
224% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 552
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 314
277% 419 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 197%
Great: 295%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
11GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5.2 4.3 3.9 4.8 4.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
8.16% Terrible
Read 26.7
Write 3.2
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 4.5
11% 11 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 2
109% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.16%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLE8G3D21BCE1.16FN BLE8G3D21BCE1.16FN BL 8G3D21BCE1.16FN BLE8G3D21BCE1.16FN 32GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.1% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 19.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 14.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 53%

 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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