MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateOct 10 '17 at 06:23
Run Duration61 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 148
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 399
44% 344 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 68%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 157
Mixed 154
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.29
106% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905458-026.A00LF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 13.6
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 52%

 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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