MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	21% 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	97.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141216
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 04:15
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 138 59% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 420 41% 336 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E258) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	21% Poor	Lighting 25.6 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 31.3 21% 28.5 fps	MRender 22.2 Gravity 22.7 Splatting 30.8 21% 25.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 330 328 321 216 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 398 Mixed 367 SusWrite 292 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 49.7 157% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 261 196% 262 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 166 164 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 160 Mixed 137 SusWrite 169 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.1 275% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 854GB free Firmware: MEAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 85 84 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 104 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 85.3 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 66%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free Firmware: MEAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 107 106 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61% Good	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 107 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 66%
Siimage Volume A 1.5TB 0GB free Firmware: 0000 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 77.3 Write 56 Mixed 34.7 41% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s

Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 0GB free Firmware: 1AG0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 31.5 Write 104 Mixed 20.8 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 42% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 58%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 0GB free Firmware: 1AG0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 97 Write 50 Mixed 43.8 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 58%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 133GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 52 50 51 52 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 47 Write 32 Mixed 37 SusWrite 51.6 31% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 51%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 91 85 95 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 60.8 Write 75.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 90.4 98% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.4 184% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 91 86 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 70.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 43 SusWrite 90.4 100% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 152% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C9-8GXM PSD38G16002 F3-1866C9-8GXM PSD38G16002 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 14.5 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 46%

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Typical 970 GAMING (MS-7693) Builds (Compare 2,303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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