MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	18.2% 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 Drive	45.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 04:01
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 0.8 2-Core 133 42% 71.6 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 138 29% 195 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 0.47 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 84.3 0% 49.1 fps	MRender 48.8 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 80.4 53% 61.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
FCCT240M500SSD1 240GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 176 142 138 136 160 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 152 Write 261 Mixed 296 SusWrite 157 49% 216 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 20.2 60% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 151 138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 139 130 132 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 156 Write 121 Mixed 82 SusWrite 139 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 142% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 11.3 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16