MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63.7% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 28 '17 at 22:05
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8150-$770
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 85.1
1-Core 70
2-Core 136
60% 97 Pts
4-Core 237
8-Core 385
38% 311 Pts
64-Core 379
23% 379 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.7% Good
Lighting 69
Reflection 102
Parallax 101
56% 90.7 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 92.1
Splatting 97.5
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 126
Write 104
Mixed 101
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.37
90% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 74%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24
22GB free
Firmware: 8.12 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 39.7
Write 47.8
Mixed 40.9
32% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.27
74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G13332 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.3% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 14.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 11.1
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 54%

 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 2,301 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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