MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.5% 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	78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 00:57
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 128 58% 94.1 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 385 37% 303 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8472) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 36.7 26% 32.6 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 39 Splatting 32.7 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 295 386 314 195 120 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 420 Write 385 Mixed 346 SusWrite 279 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 37.6 126% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 95.9 78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 108%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 560GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 90 96 97 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.7 Mixed 75 SusWrite 93.9 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.2% 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	411x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	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