MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '18 at 19:26
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 36.8
2-Core 73.8
43% 63.6 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 226
22% 183 Pts
64-Core 225
14% 225 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
V Series SATA SSD 120GB
14GB free
Firmware: V2.7
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 462
Write 323
Mixed 281
78% 355 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 47.2
4K Mixed 10.3
73% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 17.3
45% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 79 86 94 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
30.8% Below average
Read 17.5
Write 115
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 89.6
44% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.1
47% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
43.3% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 16
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 10
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 63%

 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)

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