MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 46.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	23.1% 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	27.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Memory 62.2 1-Core 54 2-Core 107 45% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 236 25% 202 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.1% Poor	Lighting 26.1 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 35.6 21% 32.4 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 23.3 27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 41 24 35 28 27 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.7% Poor	Read 220 Write 168 Mixed 148 SusWrite 30.9 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 10.1 33% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 124 100% 141 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 741GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 69 46 67 75 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 100 Write 80 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 65.6 52% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 69%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 913GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 60 55 32 46 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 51.2 Write 54 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 43.7 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB 11,058 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 16.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 7.7 23% 8 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 61%

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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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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