MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 02:44
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%
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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-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 74
2-Core 152
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 456
46% 371 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 67.5
62% 73.6 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 70.2
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 398
Write 219
Mixed 242
63% 286 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 14.6
4K Mixed 11
53% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 24.4
DQ Write 77.4
DQ Mixed 10.9
20% 37.6 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 62%

 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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