MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display5120 x 2880 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '18 at 22:01
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 81.1
2-Core 148
66% 107 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 472
45% 371 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 162
Parallax 191
99% 158 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 181
Splatting 124
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 104%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 246 228 209 219 223 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 320
Mixed 322
SusWrite 234
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 49.2
169% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 3.9
74% 178 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
312GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 104 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 124
Write 120
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 104
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 70%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
746GB free
Firmware: HP70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 201 200 201 201 198 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 97.3
Write 166
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 199
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.2
399% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.6
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.3
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 32%
Great: 72%

 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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