MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7693
MotherboardMSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '19 at 10:40
Run Duration259 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 76.9
2-Core 154
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 494
46% 383 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.6%
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: 419.35
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 178
Parallax 191
106% 166 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 178
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 107%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,595
Write 3,094
Mixed 2,994
719% 3,228 MB/s
4K Read 251
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 0
476% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 26.8
22% 32.2 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
452GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 127 128 128 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 128
Write 120
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 127
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 70%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
517GB free
Firmware: HP70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 201 200 201 201 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 147
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 199
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.2
399% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.3% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 18
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 13.6
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 52.3%
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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