MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 52.6 2-Core 147 57% 94.8 Pts	4-Core 272 8-Core 462 45% 367 Pts	64-Core 459 28% 459 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 34,519 User benchmarks, average bench 6% Asus(1043 83F3) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	7.4% Terrible	Lighting 8.6 Reflection 7.77 Parallax 9.16 7% 8.51 fps	MRender 8.62 Gravity 10.2 Splatting 10.7 8% 9.85 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.4% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: R211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 160 151 151 161 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 410 Write 167 Mixed 228 SusWrite 147 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 23.1 87% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 60.8 DQ Mixed 70.9 63% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 91%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 109 106 107 111 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 124 Write 92.5 Mixed 84 SusWrite 102 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 311GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 151 152 150 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 156 Write 116 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 144 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 356GB free Firmware: CC1G SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 76 78 77 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 86.2 Write 91.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 73.6 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.1% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 7.9 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 8 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 80%

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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 $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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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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