MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36.8% 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	66.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 03:35
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$57 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 79.9 1-Core 57.5 2-Core 111 52% 82.8 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 258 28% 225 Pts	64-Core 259 16% 259 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1591 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40.2 39% 44.4 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 37 32% 40 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 309 279 278 287 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 429 Write 317 Mixed 214 SusWrite 291 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 58.5 4K Mixed 12.7 78% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 83.3 94% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 136GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 381 386 389 388 383 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 378 Mixed 408 SusWrite 377 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 41.4 136% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 172 152% 228 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 82GB free Firmware: HP22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 95 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 70%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 208GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 25.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 16.1 31% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 49%
WD My Book 500GB 3,986 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 117GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 28.7 Write 27 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 16.3 33% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x4GB 944 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 12 MC Mixed 14.2 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	410x
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	140x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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