MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 141
64% 103 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 332
37% 293 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2111 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60% Good
Lighting 73.6
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 67
60% 72.7 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 74.8
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 130 146 126 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
65% Good
Read 313
Write 206
Mixed 229
SusWrite 136
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 33.3
118% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 138
115% 163 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 65%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1869DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.5% Average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $289
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