MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive15.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 00:10
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 147
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 448
45% 365 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 68
56% 68.9 fps
MRender 74.3
Gravity 65.3
Splatting 56.2
52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 48 34 8.3 25 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.9% Very poor
Read 146
Write 47.4
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 34.1
15% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 3.4
28% 6.83 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 15.9%
Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
507GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 155 159 158 158 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 147
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 156
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11
28% 9.9 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 67%

 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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