MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics24.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141216
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 23 '17 at 02:49
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X2 270-$20
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 46
2-Core 81.7
44% 67 Pts
4-Core 81.8
8-Core 83.5
11% 82.7 Pts
64-Core 82.8
5% 82.8 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 50%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250X
Sapphire(174B E214) 1GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.3.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 16.8
Parallax 22.6
14% 18.6 fps
MRender 13.6
Gravity 15.3
Splatting 18.5
13% 15.8 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
AMD R7 370-$153
CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.3.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 35.2
24% 32.5 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 23
Splatting 36
24% 29.1 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 23%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
38.1% Below average
Read 301
Write 80.1
Mixed 117
36% 166 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 8.1
65% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 27.3
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 12.9
23% 44 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 73%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
316GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 79.9
Write 82.5
Mixed 21.9
45% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.28
90% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-025.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 8GB
667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.5% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 10.1
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 4.8
SC Write 4.2
SC Mixed 7
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

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