MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 22:38
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 70.8
2-Core 138
62% 99.6 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 436
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Dell(1028 1083) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
5.46% Terrible
Lighting 6.77
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 8.06
6% 7.34 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 7.17
5% 6.39 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.46%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Read 499
Write 389
Mixed 406
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 20.8
109% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 37.9
DQ Write 60.9
DQ Mixed 62.2
44% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.1% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 17.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.1%
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 2,303 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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