MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 23 '18 at 01:01
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 74
2-Core 147
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 441
41% 344 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 58.2
Parallax 112
63% 82.7 fps
MRender 58.7
Gravity 79.1
Splatting 74.7
59% 70.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,615
Write 3,032
Mixed 2955
712% 3,201 MB/s
4K Read 193
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 47.5
412% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 22.6
59% 126 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
300GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 112 115 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 108
Write 105
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 112
71% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 70%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
874GB free
Firmware: HP70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 181 178 182 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 143
Write 144
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 181
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 2
357% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 18.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 12.4
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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