MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateMay 19 '17 at 05:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320E-$87
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 67.8
2-Core 132
60% 96.6 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 414
40% 329 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.8% Good
Lighting 82.9
Reflection 88.8
Parallax 79.8
68% 83.8 fps
MRender 82.1
Gravity 77.1
Splatting 71.2
62% 76.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 119
Write 112
Mixed 78.6
77% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.96
4K Write 5.71
4K Mixed 0.62
256% 2.76 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 98
Write 103
Mixed 102
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.35
88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 16GB
800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.6% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 13
MC Mixed 11.7
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns

 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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