MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.5% 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	97% 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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 01:10
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 64.4 2-Core 128 57% 92.3 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 324 35% 276 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 64%

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: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.6 Reflection 56 Parallax 79.8 51% 66.1 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 50.3 Splatting 70.5 49% 58.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 325 215 219 222 216 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 444 Mixed 348 SusWrite 266 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 49 160% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 256 192% 256 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 113GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 94 100 111 96 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 242 Write 348 Mixed 20 SusWrite 109 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 69.3 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 34.8 DQ Mixed 29.3 38% 72.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 381GB free Firmware: CC67 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 93 96 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 92 Write 89.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 94.4 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 70%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 43 48 45 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 136 Write 143 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 45.6 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 97%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 101 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 153 Write 146 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 102 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 97%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 44 48 44 46 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 150 Write 146 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 45.6 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 11.5 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 63%

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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	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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Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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