MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.5% 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 Drive126% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 13:14
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 79.7
2-Core 149
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 487
50% 403 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1420 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 97.5
62% 72 fps
MRender 66
Gravity 79.1
Splatting 49.2
52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 254GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 280 279 281 280 281 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 984
Write 790
Mixed 574
SusWrite 317
148% 666 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 56.1
191% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 168
127% 169 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
49GB free
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 221 218 230 217 231 MB/s
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.9% Above average
Read 172
Write 95.4
Mixed 205
SusWrite 227
40% 175 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 27.2
102% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 174
131% 175 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1ET1 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 137 140 140 140 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 116
Write 128
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 139
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.1% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 19.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 14.8
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 86%

 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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