MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics51.4% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 18 '17 at 11:35
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.7% Good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 57.4
2-Core 119
56% 87.8 Pts
4-Core 221
8-Core 310
33% 265 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.5.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.4% Above average
Lighting 63.1
Reflection 70.3
Parallax 89.5
51% 74.3 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 57.5
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 147
Write 149
Mixed 126
105% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.16
75% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.5% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 12.2
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 77%

 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 2,302 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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