MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.6% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '17 at 23:26
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 137
61% 98.8 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 390
40% 322 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 179
Parallax 167
105% 158 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 166
Splatting 119
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
656GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 496
Write 385
Mixed 402
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 21.5
110% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 37.3
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 21.1
34% 62 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
81GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 439
Write 108
Mixed 96.9
46% 215 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 11
74% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 78.4
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 26.2
38% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
585GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 158
Mixed 160
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.27
99% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.3% Average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 16.7
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 12.9
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.3%
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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