MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141110
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '19 at 20:22
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 (96^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 74.2 2-Core 145 62% 102 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 422 42% 342 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 77.7 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 66.2 63% 73.5 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 73 Splatting 74.8 60% 73 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 125GB free Firmware: CS900208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 174 191 242 194 244 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.2% Above average	Read 243 Write 91.2 Mixed 106 SusWrite 208 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 48.9 4K Mixed 20.2 82% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 90.2 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 128 98% 131 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 37 40 35 59 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 434 Write 66 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 47.2 34% 157 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 17.3 92% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 56.9 DQ Mixed 44.1 58% 109 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 73%
Seagate ST1000LM010-9YH146 1TB 2,987 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 244GB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 56 52 51 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 51.3 Write 55.2 Mixed 38 SusWrite 52.8 36% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 48%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 924GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 124 111 115 119 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 134 Write 121 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 115 131% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 16.8 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 19%

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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