MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4300-$73 55,454 User benchmarks, average bench 52% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 67 2-Core 122 57% 90.6 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 189 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 176 11% 176 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 60.9 53% 64.4 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55 51% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$27 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 223GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 317 356 210 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 474 Write 400 Mixed 348 SusWrite 218 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 25.8 87% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 50 90% 176 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 92%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$25 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: 18.01H18 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,912 Write 24 Mixed 31.7 470% 656 MB/s	4K Read 210 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.6 8,951% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,071 Write 32.3 Mixed 62 518% 722 MB/s	4K Read 219 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.4 9,522% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G HMT451U6AFR8C-PB Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 800, 933, 800, 933 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 15.4 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16