MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. 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.
Graphics	18.5% 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	102% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 05:00
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 125 61% 96.4 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 437 45% 365 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Nvidia(10DE 1380) 2GB CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 22.9 Reflection 18 Parallax 21 19% 20.6 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 23.8 Splatting 18 18% 22.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 274 228 228 205 198 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 165 Mixed 335 SusWrite 226 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 54.3 179% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 9.5 77% 179 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 128%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 101 85 88 87 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 449 Write 288 Mixed 262 SusWrite 126 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 18.9 77% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 86.8 DQ Mixed 41.7 48% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 646GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 159 162 163 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 163 Mixed 96 SusWrite 161 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 252% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 288GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 96 96 95 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 127 Write 126 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 94.8 68% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x4GB 424,126 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.8 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 65%

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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