MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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.
ProcessorWith 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 50.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '19 at 08:03
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (5th 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 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Memory 77.8
1-Core 36
2-Core 65.7
42% 59.8 Pts
4-Core 130
8-Core 173
19% 151 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.7% Good
Lighting 70.6
Reflection 98
Parallax 106
58% 91.6 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
136GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 313 307 307 307 308 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 422
Write 394
Mixed 360
SusWrite 313
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 35.7
117% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 227
171% 228 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 22 28 22 22 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
9.08% Terrible
Read 9.5
Write 60.2
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 21.9
22% 29.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 9.08%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
42% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 10.2
24% 8.33 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42%
Great: 76%

 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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