MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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.
Graphics19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 01:59
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User VCT-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.3% Good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 63.4
2-Core 116
58% 89.9 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 298
32% 256 Pts
64-Core 343
21% 343 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 387.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.5% Very poor
Lighting 22.6
Reflection 19.1
Parallax 21.5
18% 21.1 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 25
Splatting 19.9
22% 27.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS13 11 120GB SSD
49GB free
Firmware: CS13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Read 513
Write 246
Mixed 361
82% 373 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 14.5
96% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 64.6
91% 170 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HTS543216L9SA02 160GB
19GB free
Firmware: FB2A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
29.8% Poor
Read 49.5
Write 54.3
Mixed 48
38% 50.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.31
70% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 35%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
24.9% Poor
Read 37.3
Write 49.4
Mixed 31.8
30% 39.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.16
51% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.5% Average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 17.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.1
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.5%
Great: 73%

 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 2,302 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)

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