MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	23.4% 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	36.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4100-$110 32,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 85.9 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 112 55% 86.6 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 192 26% 192 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B 49,289 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(1DA2 E348) 2GB CLim: 1226 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Lighting 28.1 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 35.7 23% 31.5 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 26.7 Splatting 32.3 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 125 135 122 136 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 403 Write 254 Mixed 199 SusWrite 123 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 16.2 39% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 55%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40 13,598 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 298GB free Firmware: 0001BSM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 90 89 91 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 90.3 Write 81.2 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 89.2 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3320310CS 320GB 4,266 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 204GB free Firmware: SC14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 81 84 84 84 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 91.2 Write 87.1 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 83.5 56% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 336GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 193 194 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 178 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 192 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 15.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 73%

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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 $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
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	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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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