MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.2% 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	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 04:38
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 125 60% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 261 31% 238 Pts	64-Core 271 17% 271 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1074 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 86.3 51% 70.5 fps	MRender 62.6 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 79.7 55% 65.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 271 118 103 88 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 482 Write 434 Mixed 388 SusWrite 176 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 46 154% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 255 193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 134%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 275GB free Firmware: 0001YAM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 91 97 99 94 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 71.3 Write 78.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 95.9 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 78% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 61%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 79 80 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 90 Write 92.7 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 78.9 58% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 68%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 132GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 30.3 Mixed 19 SusWrite 29.3 36% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 43%

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 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 17.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 12 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 72%

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	963x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	413x
FX-8320AMD $75Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	167x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	150x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	142x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	48x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	35x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16