MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	40.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 12:42
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Memory 68.8 1-Core 16.7 2-Core 45.5 32% 43.7 Pts	4-Core 77.4 8-Core 104 12% 90.8 Pts	64-Core 106 7% 106 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 369.9 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.1% Average	Lighting 43.2 Reflection 60.8 Parallax 58.4 35% 54.2 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 53.5 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 903GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 98 113 102 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 138 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 107 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB-$24 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 63GB free Firmware: 8.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 41.2 Mixed 29 SusWrite 33.3 26% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 31%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB 1,393 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 7.5 14 13 12 7.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	7.66% Terrible	Read 19.2 Write 8.5 Mixed 14.4 SusWrite 9.9 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 65% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.66% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 7.3 17% 6 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 61%

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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%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	411x
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	140x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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