MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 40.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	28.5% 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	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

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System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 00:44
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Memory 68.6 1-Core 24.5 2-Core 38.9 33% 44 Pts	4-Core 70.8 8-Core 109 11% 90.1 Pts	64-Core 110 7% 110 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.5% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 56.5 28% 40.6 fps	MRender 29.9 Gravity 40 Splatting 39 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 288 295 289 289 280 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 419 Write 391 Mixed 348 SusWrite 290 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 34.6 4K Mixed 22.4 80% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 106 68% 74.6 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 198 201 200 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 129 Mixed 87 SusWrite 199 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.7 316% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30.5% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 11.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 8.5 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 86%

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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 $175Bench 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 $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 $40	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