MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics29.7% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41% Average
Memory 68.5
1-Core 23.6
2-Core 45.5
33% 45.9 Pts
4-Core 77.1
8-Core 100
11% 88.6 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 41%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 3609) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 39.5
28% 35.3 fps
MRender 42.7
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 35.8
32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
843GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 150 154 155 160 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 162
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 149
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 107%
USB Drive 3.0 16GB
15GB free, PID 0331
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 24 24 24 24 23 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 123
Write 22.8
Mixed 14
SusWrite 23.1
44% 45.8 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
56% 4.5 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
30.6% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 12
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 7.7
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 62%

 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%
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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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